New event launch 🚨 We are excited to launch the brand-new FinCrime & Compliance Insurance Forum, the only event dedicated to the financial crime and compliance challenges unique to insurers, developed alongside our colleagues at Axco Insurance Information. We have combined our networks and expertise to create a unique proposition, built for compliance and financial crime leaders across insurers, reinsurers, brokers and MGAs. Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge 📍 4 March 2027 📅 If you're responsible for financial crime, compliance, risk or governance within the insurance sector, this is the event to have in your diary. Discover more: events.axcoinfo.com/xkqbAr?R… Join speakers from organisations including Allianz, AXA, Generali, Standard Life, Safeworld Insurance Group, Fortegra and more. Expect: ~ Expert insights from senior insurance practitioners ~ Peer-to-peer roundtables, providing a confidential forum to benchmark approaches ~ Practical strategies for AI governance, sanctions compliance, fraud resilience, Consumer Duty and data quality ~ Real-world lessons you can take back to your organisation Will you be joining us in March 2027?

Join us in Singapore as our expert panel, in collaboration with the World Gold Council, explores how banks engage with gold businesses, where risk concentrates in the supply chain, from recycled gold to smuggling and sanctions evasion, and the specialist skills needed to manage it. Networking drinks will follow this. Register your place now: int-comp.org/events/ica-indu…

ICA Certificates are designed for professionals at every stage, whether you’re taking your first step into regulatory or financial crime compliance or building expertise in a new specialism. Globally recognised and practical from day one, they give you the knowledge and credibility employers look for. Plus, our certificates just got an exciting new upgrade! Our new enhanced platform offers a more intuitive journey, with AI support tools to help you study, revise and progress with confidence. Explore the full range of ICA Certificates and find the right fit for you: int-comp.org/learn-and-devel…

We are delighted to welcome the Financial Services institute (FSi) Africa as our newest official partner! A specialist financial services training platform serving Mauritius and greater Africa, FSi has trained over 19,000 professionals and shares our passion for building world-class compliance capability across the continent. We’re looking forward to achieving even more together!

Compliance outside financial services rarely comes with a rulebook. So how do you work out what your obligations are and build controls that hold up? Suitable for compliance professionals working outside of financial services. Learn how to build effective control frameworks, identify your organisation's compliance obligations, and gain the skills needed to be an effective compliance professional. Updated for October 2026, the course now includes new content on technology-related compliance risk, operational resilience and managing compliance through a crisis. Last chance to enrol, course starts on 26 October 2026: int-comp.org/courses/ica-adv…

‘The notion that the money in a hawala transaction does not have to move is among the most important concepts for investigators to understand.’ Following renewed attention from the Financial Action Task Force, Muhammad Shahid Farid explains hawala in this week’s #ICAinsight: int-comp.org/insight/beyond-…

In the latest issue of inCOMPLIANCE, Anthea Bowater and Lei Yi Wong explore how firms can respond effectively to the changing scope of ESG, including taking into account the impact of AI: int-comp.org/insight/changin…

Payment institutions and e-money issuers face a different risk profile from traditional banks, so why should their compliance teams train as they do? Our brand-new ICA Specialist Certificate in Compliance for Payment Service Companies is built specifically for the payments sector. It covers everything from safeguarding customer funds, conduct, Consumer Duty and operational resilience, with financial crime topics worked through payment services scenarios. Be the first to hear when enrolment opens: int-comp.org/courses/ica-spe…

As regulatory expectations rise and compliance remits keep expanding across the UAE, firms are being asked a tougher question: is your programme actually delivering outcomes? Join us on 21 October for a free webinar in collaboration with StarCompliance, where we’ll explore how leading organisations are moving beyond policies and procedures to evidence real impact. We’ll look at how firms measure effectiveness, what regulators expect beyond training, the role of conduct, accountability and culture, and how technology, automation and AI are helping teams demonstrate results. Register now: int-comp.org/events/ica-webi… Speakers 🎙️ Jonathan Bowdler, Head of Regulatory Compliance, ICA (Moderator) Steve Brown, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development, StarCompliance Zsombor Brommer, Chief Compliance Officer, United Arab Bank

Watch last year’s ICA Award winners share how the recognition changed things for them and their teams. The ICA Compliance Awards Europe 2027 are open for entries, with 24 categories spanning both financial services and non-financial services organisations. Winning or being shortlisted can: ✅ Raise your professional profile ✅ Strengthen your organisation’s reputation ✅ Give independent recognition to the impact you’re making in compliance and financial crime prevention Entries close on 20 November 2026. Register, choose your categories and start your entries today: icacomplianceawards.evessioc…

‘Insurance has moved from the edge of financial crime supervision towards the centre of it.’ In this week’s #ICAinsight, we share key takeaways from our practical case study webinar on how to address financial crime risks and heightened regulatory scrutiny in the insurance sector: int-comp.org/insight/meet-ch…

ICA Members, the latest edition of inCOMPLIANCE® is now ready to view on the learning hub! 📖

The 2026 ICA membership survey is live until 2 November. Whether you've been an ICA member for many years or you have joined more recently, your feedback will help us better understand your needs, evaluate the services we currently offer, and identify opportunities to enhance your membership experience. This is your opportunity to tell us what matters most to you - complete the survey today: surveymonkey.com/r/SM9RHFJ?m…

We had a great time at the ICA FinCrime Banking Forum 2026! Key sessions included: ✅ AMLA - what banks have already built ✅ Agentic AI Governance - the decisions institutions are facing next ✅ Fraud and AML convergence - best practice in operating the perimeter together ✅ Sanctions - when the rules change overnight ✅ SARS effectiveness - best practice in operational intelligence ...and much more. Thank you to all of our expert speakers for sharing their experiences and insights, and to our attendees for their valuable participation across the day, ensuring everyone has gained maximum value from the agenda. See you next year! #ICABankingForum

An exclusive first look at our NEW enhanced platform for ICA Certificate courses. Just starting out in your career or want to upskill in a new area? A globally recognised ICA Certificate gives you the knowledge, credibility and confidence to move your career forward. Watch the video below to find out more.

‘While the tools available to investigators continue to evolve, the principles that underpin effective investigations remain largely unchanged.’ Read more from Ana Pereu in this week’s #ICAinsight: int-comp.org/insight/corpora…

How well equipped is your team to manage today's regulatory and financial crime risks? Join our free online information session on 3 November to see how the ICA Corporate Solutions team works with organisations across sectors, not just financial services, to build GRC and financial crime compliance capability and reduce regulatory risk. In one hour, you'll hear: ✅ Real examples of how global organisations have applied our solutions to regulatory and financial crime compliance challenges ✅ How we assess your team's skills gaps and design learning in response, from core qualifications to bespoke, sector-specific programmes ✅ Honest guidance on what will work best for your team, whether that's qualifications, ongoing webinars or advisory support ✅ How our support continues beyond a single course, including preparing for audits and regulatory change You'll meet our course tutors and expert advisors, put your questions to them live, and can arrange a follow-up conversation about what would work for your organisation. Can't make it? Register anyway. The session will be recorded so you and anyone else involved in the training decision can watch it later: int-comp.org/events/corporat…

Two-thirds of compliance teams are still running horizon scanning manually or with ad hoc ChatGPT. More than 600 compliance professionals registered for our 8 September masterclass with Zango. When we polled the room, 28% said horizon scanning is still fully manual and 38% use AI only occasionally. Just 4% have automated the process with human sign-off in place. To move past ad hoc prompting and build a system, compliance teams need to know where agents do the heavy lifting, and where a human review needs to stay in the loop. That is what the Compliance Engineer masterclass series with Zango is designed to teach -practical, hands-on sessions on building AI workflows with human-in-the-loop checks. Register for the next session: app.livestorm.co/zango/how-t…

Who really owns the company you're dealing with? As ownership structures grow more layered, with trusts, nominees and cross-border entities, getting a clear view of ownership and control is harder than ever. Complexity isn't always a red flag, but it can make due diligence and financial crime risk assessment far more challenging. Our expert panel, in partnership with Dun & Bradstreet, will share practical approaches to assessing risk, maintaining effective oversight and balancing regulatory expectations with operational reality. Join us live and build a deeper understanding of ownership, control and risk: int-comp.org/events/ica-webi…

One week to go! Join 200+ senior banking financial crime leaders at the ICA FinCrime & Banking Forum. The Forum brings together senior 1LOD and 2LOD leaders from UK and EU banks for 1.5 days of candid, peer-led discussion. 📅 7-8 October | 📍 1 America Square, London Held under the Chatham House Rule, so you can speak openly and learn from what others are seeing on the ground. Expect: ✅ Operational case studies from senior practitioners ✅ Peer-led discussion on the latest financial crime trends ✅ Cross-border perspectives from UK and EU banking ✅ Practical solutions and connections you can take back to your team Places are limited and time is running out - register and secure your place today: events.int-comp.org/event/IC…