Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) is widely recognised as the most complex method of moving illicit value.
Leading professional certification training for regulated institutions.
The Trade Finance and Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) Certificate is an official ACAMS programme designed to build a strong foundation in international trade, trade finance products, and trade-based financial crime risks.
Trade finance is one of the highest-risk yet least-understood areas of financial crime compliance, often exploited through documentation abuse and complex trade structures.
This programme builds practical trade finance awareness, enabling professionals to identify TBML red flags, assess trade-related risks, and apply global control and regulatory expectations across AML, sanctions, and compliance functions.
Capability built across AML/CFT for professionals in supervised institutions.
Understand Trade & Trade Finance Fundamentals. Learn how goods move across borders, how trade is financed, key trade documents, Incoterms, payment methods, and trade finance products such as documentary credits, collections, guarantees, and trade loans.
Identify Trade-Based Financial Crime Risk. Assess TBML risk across customers, jurisdictions, products, and channels, including shell companies, dual-use goods, high-risk trade corridors, and complex delivery models.
Recognise TBML Typologies & Trade Abuse. Understand common TBML techniques such as over-/under-invoicing, misrepresentation of goods, document manipulation, trade diversion, and U-turn transactions using real-world case examples.
Understand Sanctions & Tax Evasion Through Trade. Explore how trade is used to evade sanctions, arms embargoes, VAT, customs duties, and export controls, including transshipment and open-sea cargo switching.
Apply Global Guidance & Controls. Learn expected controls such as KYC in trade, trade activity screening, trade cost awareness, digital trade documentation, AI-enabled monitoring, and network analysis in investigations.
Successfully Complete the ACAMS TBML Assessment. Prepare to confidently pass the 20-question final assessment and earn your official ACAMS TBML Certificate and credits.
Written for the roles that carry the obligation, not for a general audience.
Choose the format that fits around the role you already hold.
What the issuing body sets, and what you have to meet to sit it.
Disclaimer: Assessment access, certificate issuance, and credit allocation are governed by ACAMS. Training fees charged by EduDubai are separate from ACAMS certificate fees.
Expert-Led Instruction. Training delivered by senior AML, sanctions, and trade finance professionals with real-world experience in banking, exchange houses, and regulatory compliance.
Official ACAMS-Aligned Coverage. Our training strictly aligns with the official ACAMS TBML certificate syllabus and learning outcomes.
Real-World Trade Case Studies. Understand TBML risk using realistic trade scenarios, red flags, and enforcement-driven examples.
Small Interactive Batches. Limited participants per batch to ensure discussion, clarity, and instructor interaction.
Flexible Delivery Formats. Live virtual sessions, structured workshops, or customised in-house training for banks and corporates.
Assessment & Certificate Guidance. Clear guidance on completing the ACAMS assessment and earning your certificate and credits.
Career Foundation Value. Ideal stepping-stone for advanced certifications such as CAMS, CGSS, CAFS, and specialist financial crime roles.
We recommend having a basic understanding of banking or trade finance flows before taking this advanced course.