Banking · Compliance & AML/CFT FinanceIntermediate

AML/CFT Compliance for Nepali BFIs

KYC, monitoring and FIU-Nepal reporting that stands up to inspection.

Taught by My Skill Lab Banking Faculty · Banking & Compliance Practitioners

What you'll learn

  • Explain Nepal's AML/CFT legal framework and the roles of NRB, FIU-Nepal and the bank's compliance officer.
  • Design and apply a risk-based CDD and EDD approach, including beneficial ownership and PEP screening.
  • Run transaction monitoring and investigate alerts with clear, documented reasoning.
  • File complete TTRs and STRs to FIU-Nepal through goAML within the legal timelines.
  • Build an AML programme with training, record keeping and independent testing that is ready for NRB inspection.

About this course

A practical course for compliance officers, AML analysts and branch focal persons. It walks through Nepal's Asset (Money) Laundering Prevention Act 2064 (2008), the 2024 Rules, NRB Unified Directive 19, risk-based CDD, transaction monitoring, and filing quality TTRs and STRs to FIU-Nepal through goAML.

Course content

5 lessons
  1. 1Nepal's AML/CFT FrameworkThe law, the regulators, FATF and the APG, and why it matters for your bank.Preview
  2. 2Risk-Based CDD, EDD and ScreeningGrading customers by risk and applying the right level of due diligence.
  3. 3Transaction Monitoring and Alert InvestigationTurning system alerts into sound decisions.
  4. 4Reporting TTRs and STRs through goAMLTimelines, thresholds, content quality and tipping off.
  5. 5Running an Inspection-Ready AML ProgrammePolicy, risk assessment, training, records and independent testing.