Money Laundering Red Flags and Suspicious Transaction Reporting

Give frontline, finance and compliance staff a practical grounding in spotting money laundering and filing quality suspicious transaction reports. The course explains placement, layering and integration, and the behavioural and transactional red flags seen across African cash economies. Delegates practise writing clear, well reasoned reports that give financial intelligence units what they need to act.

What you will be able to do

Describe the placement, layering and integration stages of laundering.
Recognise behavioural and transactional red flags in everyday dealings.
Distinguish unusual activity that warrants escalation from normal behaviour.
Escalate concerns through the correct internal reporting channel.
Write clear, factual suspicious transaction reports that support action.
Avoid tipping off subjects while a report is under review.

Course outline

01How Money Laundering Works
02Red Flags in Cash and Transactional Behaviour
03Trade Based and Structuring Schemes
04Internal Escalation and Reporting Channels
05Writing an Effective Suspicious Transaction Report
06Tipping Off and Confidentiality Rules
07Case Studies from African Markets

Who should attend

This course is aimed at tellers, relationship staff, finance clerks, compliance officers and anyone in an accountable institution who must recognise and report suspicious activity.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Online	2	US$900
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Money Laundering Red Flags and Suspicious Transaction Reporting privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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