Saudi Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Corporate Training
Learn Saudi AML law, SAMA obligations, sanctions screening and audit-ready controls in instructor-led guided labs.
Edstellar, a corporate training company, delivers corporate training that helps your teams master Saudi anti-money laundering law, sanctions compliance and regulatory control frameworks. Employees learn to run KYC and due diligence, screen against sanctions lists, monitor transactions and file regulator-ready reports through guided labs led by compliance practitioners. Each session is tuned to your risk profile, markets and workflows.
Instructor-led group trainingVirtual / on-site / off-site10 languagesDelivered inEnglish, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, French, Japanese, Italian100+ countriesWe have delivered inUnited States, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and 90+ more countries
How we build a sanctions-proof compliance team
The Edstellar ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE Capability Model
Assess AML readiness
Baseline checks map your team's AML law knowledge and sanctions screening maturity.
Standardize controls
One playbook for KYC, due diligence, monitoring and sanctions escalation.
Practice in guided labs
Labs rehearse screening, red-flag analysis and alert triage on realistic cases.
Measure capability lift
Lab reviews and capstone scoring show each employee's compliance readiness.
Scale across entities
One standard rolls out across branches, subsidiaries and shared services.
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Program Overview: What is Saudi Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance?
Saudi Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions Compliance is Edstellar's instructor-led program for compliance, risk, audit, and legal teams operating under Saudi AML obligations. Participants learn Saudi AML law and SAMA regulation, KYC and UBO screening, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and SAR filing and recordkeeping.
The training is built around realistic casework. Your team screens customers, traces transactions through red-flag exercises, practices sanctions screening and asset-freezing decisions, and drafts suspicious activity reports with instructor feedback on precision and completeness. Each exercise is judged against SAMA expectations and real enforcement patterns. The capstone assembles everything into a complete AML control framework your team builds from scratch.
AML failures rarely come from ignorance of the law; they come from weak monitoring, sloppy screening, and reports filed too late to matter. SAMA enforcement treats those gaps as institutional failure, not bad luck. This program teaches operational discipline: watch the transactions, screen the names, freeze what the law requires, and document every step.
The capstone is an AML Control Framework Build: participants construct customer due diligence workflows, monitoring rules, sanctions screening procedures, and reporting chains into a working program. Your team leaves with a framework shaped by their own decisions, ready to be adapted to the institution's real risk profile.
Six modules and 24 hours: Saudi AML law and SAMA rules, KYC and due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, SAR filing and a capstone enterprise framework build. Every module pairs concepts with a guided lab. It closes with a capstone your team designs, tests and defends.
Delivery is hybrid across live virtual and onsite sessions, scheduled around your calendar. Cohorts train as one group or split into batches, with lab guides and case workbooks included for every participant.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
- 1
Saudi AML law and SAMA rules
Law, regulation and regulator expectations.
- 2
KYC and due diligence workflows
Customer checks, UBO tracing and PEP screening.
- 3
Monitoring, screening and sanctions labs
Alerts, red flags and targeted sanctions practice.
- 4
SAR filing and recordkeeping
Regulator-ready reports and audit trails.
- 5
Capstone framework build
Design a sanctions-ready control framework.
- Hybrid delivery across live virtual and onsite sessions
- Guided labs in every module with instructor coaching
- Capstone framework build, reviewed with your team
- Flexible scheduling around your compliance calendar
- Lab guides and case workbooks for every participant
- Group size and batches set along with you
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Saudi Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Course Topics and Program Outline
Six modules and 24 hours: Saudi AML law and SAMA rules, KYC and due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, SAR filing and an enterprise control framework capstone. Every module pairs concepts with a guided lab.
Built by Edstellar with AML compliance practitioners
Built by practitioners who run AML and sanctions controls in production, shaped around your stack and use cases.
Skill checks baseline your team's AML law knowledge, screening habits and red-flag detection before training begins.
Learn Saudi AML law, SAMA regulatory expectations, KYC and beneficial ownership duties in instructor-led sessions.
Practice transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and alert triage in guided labs that mirror real compliance work.
Apply every control in a capstone: build an enterprise AML and sanctions framework your team can defend in audit.
From Saudi AML law to a capstone control framework, every technique is practiced in guided labs.
Delivered as
Hybrid instructor-led labs, scheduled in flexible batches around your compliance calendar.
Map Saudi AML obligations to your own activities in a guided walkthrough of law, regulation and SAMA expectations.
learna)Saudi Anti-Money Laundering Law and Implementing Regulation
b)SAMA AML and counter-terrorist financing rules for supervised entities
c)Predicate offenses, money laundering stages and terrorist financing
d)Roles and duties of the compliance officer and MLRO
e)Reporting lines to the Financial Intelligence Unit and the regulator
Run a full KYC workthrough: verify identity, trace beneficial ownership and risk-rate a sample customer file.
learna)Customer identification and verification controls
b)Beneficial ownership and control-person tracing
c)Simplified, standard and enhanced due diligence tiers
d)Politically exposed persons screening and risk rating
e)Ongoing monitoring and periodic review triggers
Triage a queue of monitoring alerts: clear red flags, document decisions and escalate genuine cases.
practicea)Transaction monitoring rules and alert scenarios
b)Red flags across placement, layering and integration
c)Alert triage, case review and escalation workflows
d)Trade-based money laundering patterns and anomalies
e)Clearing false positives with documented rationale
Screen customer names against sanctions lists, resolve fuzzy-match hits and freeze targeted assets in simulation.
practicea)UN, OFAC, EU and domestic targeted financial sanctions lists
b)Name screening, fuzzy matching and sanctions hits
c)Blocking, rejecting and freezing sanctioned assets
d)Reporting targeted sanctions actions to the regulator
e)Handling ownership and control by sanctioned parties
Draft a suspicious activity report from a worked case and build the recordkeeping trail an examiner expects.
applya)Suspicious activity indicators and reporting criteria
b)Drafting clear, regulator-ready suspicious activity reports
c)Recordkeeping duties and retention timelines
d)Tipping-off prohibitions and confidentiality controls
e)Internal reporting, committee escalation and audit trails
Build an enterprise AML and sanctions control framework end to end, then defend it in an instructor-led review.
applya)Designing the enterprise AML policy and control matrix
b)Risk assessment: customer, product, channel and geography
c)Integrating screening and monitoring into operations
d)Independent testing, audits and regulator examination readiness
e)Capstone: build and defend a sanctions-ready control framework
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
Seven job-ready outcomes your team will demonstrate by the end of the program. Each competency is practiced in guided labs and reviewed in the capstone framework build.
Interpret Saudi AML law and rules
Explain the Saudi AML Law, SAMA rules and FIU reporting duties that govern your supervised operations.
Run KYC and due diligence
Verify customer identity, trace beneficial ownership and apply standard and enhanced due diligence tiers.
Detect red flags in transactions
Read transaction patterns, clear laundering red flags and document alert triage with a defensible rationale.
Screen against sanctions lists
Match customer names against UN, OFAC, EU and domestic lists and resolve hits with documented decisions.
Freeze sanctioned assets
Block, reject or freeze targeted assets, notify the regulator and protect the firm from tipping-off breaches.
File regulator-ready SARs
Draft clear suspicious activity reports with complete records, retention timelines and escalation audit trails.
Design AML frameworks
Design the policy, risk assessment and testing cycle that keeps an enterprise control framework exam-ready.
Teams that Benefit from this Saudi Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Group Training
Compliance, risk, audit and legal groups train on the workflows they own: screening, monitoring, reporting and control testing. Content adapts to each role and experience level, so every cohort practices the Saudi AML and sanctions workflows it handles day to day.
Sharpen Saudi AML and sanctions enforcement workflows
Compliance teams run the day-to-day controls: screening, monitoring, alert review and regulatory reporting across every customer and transaction.
Workflow friction
- Alert backlogs slow real case resolution
- Screening hits need documented decisions
- Regulator exams demand audit trails
How the program helps
- Faster, defensible alert triage
- Cleaner sanctions hit handling
- Audit-ready case documentation
Practice use cases
- Sanctions screening labs
- Alert triage drills
- SAR drafting practice
- List hit analysis
Tighten enterprise risk controls against money laundering
Risk teams set the appetite and test the controls that keep laundering and sanctions exposure within limits across products and channels.
Workflow friction
- Risk ratings drift across business lines
- Control gaps surface only in exams
- Cross-border exposure is hard to map
How the program helps
- Consistent enterprise risk ratings
- Earlier visibility into control gaps
- Clearer cross-border exposure maps
Practice use cases
- Risk assessment workshops
- Control testing labs
- Exposure mapping sessions
Test and audit AML and sanctions controls with confidence
Audit teams independently test AML and sanctions controls, sampling workpapers and reporting findings to the board and regulators.
Workflow friction
- Sampling complex control populations
- Findings need regulator-grade evidence
- Follow-up tracking falls through cracks
How the program helps
- Sharper control sampling methods
- Evidence-backed audit findings
- Reliable remediation tracking
Practice use cases
- Audit workpaper labs
- Control sampling reviews
- Findings reporting practice
Align legal review with Saudi sanctions obligations
Legal teams interpret AML law and sanctions obligations, review policies and guide the business through examinations and enforcement.
Workflow friction
- Regulatory change outpaces policy updates
- Sanctions language is open to dispute
- Exam responses need precise records
How the program helps
- Faster policy updates on new rules
- Clearer sanctions interpretations
- Defensible exam responses
Practice use cases
- Obligation mapping reviews
- Policy drafting clinics
- Exam readiness reviews
Cohorts train as cross-functional groups, with each small batch aligned on shared screening and reporting standards.
Prerequisites: Compliance analysts, risk officers, auditors and legal team members benefit most from this program. Familiarity with banking operations or regulatory reporting helps but is not required, and no prior sanctions experience is needed. Every session adapts to each cohort's tools, risk profile and operating markets so each team practices the workflows it owns.
Analyst to AML Control Owner
Tracks how compliance teams progress from basic AML awareness to advanced sanctions operations across the program's learn, practice and apply phases.
A program that grows with compliance careers, from first KYC check to confident framework ownership.
Mixed cohort, or several teams at once?
We can tailor the training to different teams, roles, and experience levels within the same program.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Virtual, Onsite and Hybrid
Choose the format that fits your teams: hybrid, onsite at your office, or live virtual. Every mode carries the same instructor-led labs and capstone.
Hybrid Training
Blend live virtual sessions with onsite labs so dispersed teams train together on the same cases and tools.
- Instructor-led sessions across virtual and onsite days
- Guided screening and monitoring labs in every module
- Same cases, tools and standards for every cohort
- Flexible scheduling around your compliance calendar
Onsite Training
Run the full program at your office with labs configured around your screening systems and case workflows.
- Full program delivered at your office
- Labs shaped around your systems and workflows
- Direct coaching from compliance practitioners
- One cohort, one standard, one schedule
Live Virtual Training
Join live virtual sessions with the same instructor-led labs, cases and capstone as the onsite program.
- Live instructor-led virtual sessions
- Same guided labs, delivered over Zoom or Teams
- Digital lab guides and case workbooks included
- Batches scheduled across your time zones
Need a training format that works for your team?
Full days, half days across weeks, or split by module. Tell us the delivery window and we schedule the cohort around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Share your team size, preferred dates and delivery mode; we respond with a tailored training plan and a clear quote per batch.
Yes. A short discovery call maps your risk profile, markets and goals so the program is tuned before it is scheduled.
Yes. Live virtual sessions run over Zoom or Teams with the same instructor-led labs, cases and capstone as onsite delivery.
Yes. Onsite delivery runs the full program at your office, with labs shaped around your systems and case workflows.
The program runs 24 hours across 6 modules, delivered in flexible batches scheduled around your compliance calendar.
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Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
Saudi AML and sanctions compliance builds on general financial crime knowledge. Your team learns the basics, applies Saudi Arabia's AML law and sanctions rules in this course, deepens customer due diligence, and then meets SAMA prudential and conduct requirements.
Why Choose Edstellar as Your Saudi Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Training Provider
Edstellar delivers practitioner-led, lab-driven compliance training at global scale. As a training provider your teams can compare on methodology, trainer profiles and measurable outcomes, we focus every session on the quality of your control environment.
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Tailored
Every session is tuned to your risk profile, markets and systems, so teams practice the AML workflows they actually own.
Proven Methodology
Assess, learn, practice and apply: a fixed sequence that moves compliance teams from regulation to readiness.
Practice-Based Learning
Guided labs rehearse screening, red-flag analysis and SAR drafting on realistic cases, never theory alone.
Expert Trainers
Practitioners with hands-on AML and sanctions experience lead every session, matched to your delivery window.
Global Scale
One standard rolls out across branches and countries, with batches scheduled around your compliance calendar.
Measurable Outcomes
Lab reviews, Skills Matrix tracking and capstone scoring show each employee's compliance readiness clearly.
Build Saudi AML Controls With Traceable Diligence and Reporting Decisions
Edstellar develops Saudi AML and sanctions capability through connected customer, monitoring, and reporting cases. Participants examine ownership structures, transaction red flags, screening outcomes, and recordkeeping using fictional evidence. A complete control framework is reviewed for coherent escalation, supported decisions, and clear responsibility across the selected financial-crime workflows.
- Step 01
Consult
We discuss banking familiarity, compliance duties, and recurring diligence or screening challenges to identify gaps in ownership analysis, monitoring, escalation, and case records.
- Step 02
Plan
Saudi AML and regulatory foundations lead into KYC, beneficial ownership, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and reporting before an integrated AML control framework.
- Step 03
Align
Saudi financial-crime control expertise supports compliance, risk, audit, and legal roles, linking case decisions with each function's documentation and escalation responsibilities.
- Step 04
Customize
Fictional customers, ownership chains, and payment patterns create realistic diligence and sanctions exercises without exposing account information or initiating actual regulatory reporting.
- Step 05
Execute
Teams risk-rate sample customers, investigate alerts, and draft case reports, receiving feedback on evidence sufficiency, sanctions reasoning, escalation, and recordkeeping completeness.
- Step 06
Evaluate
We assess the framework for traceable customer and transaction decisions, coherent sanctions controls, clear reporting responsibilities, and documentation that supports the stated conclusions.
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Saudi Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions Compliance Training Packages & Pricing
Where L&D holds an annual budget, license packages price the whole year at once instead of raising a purchase order per workshop. Hours and licenses are pooled across teams, programs and locations, so unused capacity is not stranded in one department.
Starter
120
trainee licenses64 hours of group training
Tailored for SMBs
Growth
320
trainee licenses160 hours of group training
Ideal for growing SMBs
Enterprise
800
trainee licenses400 hours of group training
Designed for large corporations
Custom
Unlimited
trainee licensesDuration set by the rollout
Multi-region and multi-year
Training Packages & Pricing
Choose the training format that works for your team. Pricing is customized based on your requirements, cohort size, and delivery needs.
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