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Seminar
AFB Seminar: The Evolution of Digital Assets and their Regulation
This in-person seminar covers updates in the regulation of Digital Assets. This update, provided by CMS, follows their introductory seminar to the topic given in February 2025. Attendees will learn about the latest legal, regulatory, and market developments in crypto and digital assets, including the legal recognition of digital assets as property and their implications for banks.
Training Programme
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass: Mitigating Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) in Trade Finance
This masterclass is designed to provide risk and compliance professionals with the knowledge and skills awareness to identify and manage financial crime risks in trade finance activity. It will provide a comprehensive update on managing TBML risks so firms can continue to facilitate legitimate trade while meeting regulatory expectations.
Practice Workshop
AFB Practice Workshop: Supervisory Readiness and Assurance for International Banks
How should international banks demonstrate effective UK control frameworks to the UK regulators where execution is offshore or shared across jurisdictions? This workshop, held in collaboration with FTI Consulting, will examine the common issues and challenges that arise during supervisory reviews and explore how these can be mitigated/managed.
Special Event
WCIB – AFB Reception at Bank of China 2026
Association of Foreign Banks (AFB) and the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB) invite you to a networking reception with colleagues from across the international banking community in London. The event, kindly hosted by Bank of China, will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about the work of both organisations and how they can support you and your business.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Sponsored Roundtable: Transforming Cross-Border Customer Onboarding with Technology
Foreign banks face unique onboarding challenges: multiple jurisdictions, varied regulatory regimes, and complex customer structures. This roundtable will draw on practical insights to examine how technology can transform KYC, build trust, and deliver competitive advantage.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: Fraud and Asset Tracing
This AFB session, in partnership with DLA Piper will cover the current types of fraudulent behaviour and fraud disputes trending in the financial sector. It will also outline practical steps that banks should take in the wake of identifying fraud and/or when responding to suspected fraud or recovering misappropriated assets.
Training Programme
AFB Senior Managers Development Programme 2026
This bespoke development programme is designed to highlight the current key issues facing international banks and provide practical advice on what members need to do to ensure compliance and minimise exposure.
Training Programme
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass: Suspicious Activity Reporting in Practice – Detect, Decide, Disclose
This masterclass is designed to guide and inform AML/CFT and financial crime professionals who are required to assess, investigate and make decision on whether to report Knowledge and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the local financial intelligence unit in full compliance with UK legal and regulatory expectations and according to the reporting guidelines of the NCA.
