Our online learning platform, Basel LEARN, offers a collection of free self-paced eLearning courses. They are developed to help law enforcement, anti-money laundering and compliance professionals gain new skills to fight financial crime.

The interactive modules help you to “learn by doing” – for example, by completing tasks in a simulated investigation. After successfully completing a course, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

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The 7th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies (#7CrC) will take place on 26-27 October, 2023 at the Europol Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. 

It will be held in a hybrid format, with 100 spaces available for in-person attendance on each day. 

The annual conference is an initiative of Europol and the Basel Institute on Governance through the joint Working Group on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies formally established in 2016. 

A four-day training course on the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, financial crime and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.

Delivered virtually over four 3-hour sessions, the course aims to help practitioners from a wide range of law enforcement, financial and business sectors prevent, detect and investigate the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit activities. 

The art market is often described as ‘niche’. In reality, it is a significant trade industry: sales of art and antiques by dealers and auction houses reached an estimated USD 65.1 billion in 2021. And like many industries of this size, it attracts people seeking to abuse it to launder proceeds of crime or evade sanctions.

This quick guide briefly explains the unique characteristics of the art market that make it vulnerable to this type of abuse. It also outlines steps that jurisdictions can take to prevent and combat abuse of the sector for illicit purposes.

A Basel AML Index briefing following the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Morocco from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (“grey list”) in February 2023.

The briefing covers the main issues that led to Morocco being grey-listed in February 2021, the action plan developed to address them, and publicly available data on how it was implemented. 

A Basel AML Index briefing following the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Cambodia from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (“grey list”) in February 2023.

The briefing covers the main issues that led to Cambodia being grey-listed in February 2019, the action plan developed to address them, and publicly available data on how it was implemented. 

This public briefing follows the publication of the 11th Public Edition of the Basel AML Index, a leading country risk ranking for money laundering and terrorist financing.

Basel AML Index project lead Kateryna Boguslavska explained the key findings of the 2022 Index and report. This was followed by a Q&A with the participants.

Iker Lekuona, Head of Programmes at the Basel Institute's International Centre for Asset Recovery, made opening remarks.

This is a Basel AML Index briefing following the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to delist Nicaragua from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (“grey list”) in October 2022.

The briefing covers the main issues that led to Nicaragua being grey-listed in June 2021, the action plan developed to address them, and publicly available data on how it was implemented. 

This is a Basel AML Index briefing following the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to delist Pakistan from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (“grey list”) in October 2022.

The briefing covers the main issues that led to Pakistan being grey-listed in June 2021, the action plan developed to address them, and publicly available data on how it was implemented.