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AFB offers a range of events and training opportunities designed to meet the needs of members operating within the foreign banking sector. Alongside workshops, seminars, and roundtables, we provide specialist training courses focused on topics that matter most to foreign banks in the UK.
Our training is member-led – shaped by feedback and industry priorities – ensuring relevance and practical value. Courses are CPD-accredited and are delivered in partnership with trusted providers, combining expert insight with flexible learning options. We aim to offer a variety of course types, ranging from single-session courses to those studied over the course of a year that lead to a formal qualification.
Current training programmes include:
- AFB Financial Crime Compliance (AML) Diploma
- AFB Financial Crime Masterclass Series
- Financial Crime Training Courses
- AFB Culture, Behaviour, and Compliance in International Banks Masterclass
- AFB Senior Managers Development Programme
- Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance
- Certificate in Climate Risk
We actively engage with our training partners to ensure that courses are bespoke and relevant, that members have the opportunity to network with fellow professionals, and that courses are always competitively priced.
All course participants are invited to provide feedback on our training courses.
For more details on these programmes and upcoming sessions, please see the information below, or alternatively contact the AFB Secretariat.
AFB Financial Crime Compliance (AML) Diploma
The Diploma is a comprehensive learning programme designed to equip senior risk professionals with both the theoretical and practical knowledge required to enhance their knowledge and develop new skills and awareness around a topic which continues to be critical to all banks. If you would like to register interest in the Diploma, contact us here.
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AFB Senior Managers Development Programme
This Programme is designed to help those in designated Senior Manager and other senior positions to keep abreast of topical areas of regulatory change. The 2025 SMDP has now finished. You can learn more about the course or find out how to register interest using the link below.
AFB’s Senior Managers Development Programme for 2026 will be shared with members later this year. For any questions, please contact the AFB Secretariat.
Learn more about the SMDP here
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass Series
This renewed series of Masterclasses has been designed exclusively for AFB members and will provide answers to the key operational and technical issues that risk and compliance professionals in foreign banks must address in 2026 and beyond.
- Mitigating Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) in Trade Finance
- Suspicious Activity Reporting in Practice: Detect, Decide, Disclose
- Cybercrime Managing Converging Threats in AML Compliance
- Correspondent Banking (Mitigating the Risks in Respondent Relationships)
- Managing Sanctions Risks (Identifying the Risks in Transactions and Trade)
Financial Crime Training Courses
In the 2023 AFB Training Survey, nearly 80% of respondents cited Financial Crime/AML as their top priority for training, alongside risk and compliance. With this in mind, we have worked closely with Great Chatwell Academy of Learning (GCAL) to create four new online instructor-led training courses:
- Customer Risk and CDD Compliance Certificate
- Financial Crime Risk Assessment Compliance Certificate
- Fraud Risk Management Compliance Certificate
- SARs Compliance Certificate
- Advanced Certificate in Managing the Risks of Terrorist Financing
AFB Masterclass: Culture, Behaviour, and Compliance in International Banks
This brand‑new programme brings together specialist insight, practical tools, and cutting‑edge behavioural science to help international banks strengthen culture, build trust, and meet rising UK regulatory expectations. Designed exclusively for senior leaders and heads of department with responsibility for culture, conduct, governance, or people outcomes
The interactive masterclass is designed to help participants move beyond compliance-led approaches to culture and instead develop a deeper understanding of the behavioural drivers that shape conduct, decision-making, and performance in international banks.
Learn more about the course here
Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance
This global, benchmark qualification will help individuals develop their understanding of green and sustainable finance principles and practice to apply to their roles and within their institutions.
More information on this training here
Certificate in Climate Risk
This comprehensive learning programme is designed to equip risk professionals with the understanding and skills relating to climate change, climate risk and sustainable finance, and how to support their clients, colleagues and communities in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon world.
More information on this training here
Training Enquiries
If you would like any further information, or if you would like to discuss ideas for specific training courses, then please get in touch with us.
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