September 9th – 10th, 2025 Seminar

An Introduction to the Virtual Currency Ecosystem Virtual Seminar
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Virtual Currency Ecosystem – Virtual Seminar

Tuesday September 9th, 2025 – Wednesday September 10th, 2025

$399

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ComplianceAid is a registered sponsor on the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors. The recommended CPE credits for this seminar are in accordance with NASBA standards.

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ComplianceAid BSA AML Services, LLC (“ComplianceAid”), is an international consulting firm specializing in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Sanction, Countering the Financing of Proliferation (CFP), Human trafficking (HT), Financial Crimes Prevention (FCP), Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABC), Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Common Reporting Standard (CRS), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cybersecurity, Fraud, Ethics, Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Corporate Governance and Correspondent Banking Relationships. The firm offers Advisory, Intelligence Services, Risk Assessment, Polices and Procedures, Annual Independent Audit, Training Programs and Solutions. Its clients are located in seventy-three (73) countries and territories located across the Americas including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Their sizes range from Micro businesses to Fortune 500 Corporations and are active in over fifty-two (52) regulated industries. ComplianceAid services have also been retained by regulators, monitors (Financial Intelligence Units, Financial Service Commissions, Securities Commissions, Casino Commission, Compliance Commission), central banks, governments, and legislatures to provide advisory services.

Gentium UK is a UK‑based specialist consultancy and training provider with a strong international focus on financial crime, virtual currencies, cyber resilience, fraud, money laundering, and compliance. Led by director Andrew Tennant—an ex-law enforcement officer with over 23 years of experience—they offer bespoke support and capacity building tailored for law enforcement, government bodies, and private sector clients worldwide.

They deliver a wide array of services: Financial Crime & AML: Custom training around money laundering methods, cryptocurrency tracing, asset recovery, and expert-witness services, often working with jurisdictions to develop compliant regulation; Virtual Currency Seizure: Collaboration with UK law enforcement under a national framework to seize and realize crypto assets; Cyber & Digital Training: Courses on phishing, ransomware, DDoS, and “Cybercrime-as-a-Service,” delivered by former Cyber Protect police officers; Policing & Investigation: Bespoke fraud and organized-crime investigation training, focusing on red-flag detection, typologies, and multi-agency prosecution strategies;Vetting & Due Diligence: Services include DBS/DBS checks and background screening for regulated sectors. Their core strength lies in highly tailored, “train-the-trainer” programs, ensuring sustainable capacity growth within client organisations. They have a global footprint, working across Europe, the Caribbean, North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific through partner networks. They specialise in Cryptocurrency trainings, management and legislative review and are themselves a Virtual Asset Service Provider; and partner of Chainalysis.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Anti-Money Laundering Officers
  • Compliance Officers
  • Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)/ Deputy
  • Reporting Officer
  • Risk Managers
  • Chief Risk Officers (CRO)
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
  • Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Fraud Investigators
  • AML Investigators
  • Heads of Anti-Money Laundering
  • Audit Department (Internal/External)
  • Board Members
  • Senior Management
  • Operation Officers
  • Enterprise Risk Managers
  • AML/BSA/OFAC Specialists
  • Legal/ Prosecutor
  • Internal Control Department

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

  • Up to 6 CPEs are awarded for the 6-hour seminar
  • E-Certificate of attendance is provided
  • Comply with training requirements

September 9th, 2025

Seminar: Part 1

Time: 09:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Time: 03:00 pm – 06:00 pm GMT+1

September 10th, 2025

Seminar: Part 2

Time: 09:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Time: 03:00 pm – 06:00 pm GMT+1

Tuesday, September 9th, 2025

Day 1 of the seminar provides a foundational understanding of cryptocurrencies, exploring their purpose and how they differ from traditional value transfer systems. Participants will engage in a hands-on demonstration covering the creation and use of cryptocurrency wallets, including the process of transferring digital assets.

The seminar will explain the distinctions between hot, cold, and hosted wallets, as well as the principles of centralised versus decentralised control. Emphasis will be placed on the role and importance of recovery seeds in securing virtual assets.

Day 1 will cover:
  • Introduction to blockchain technology as a public ledger – how it operates, what information it records, and how to access and interpret its data.
  • Regulated Entity Risk Assessment (customer/products/service/geography/delivery channel)

Wednesday, September 10th, 2025

Day 2 will deepen learners’ understanding of blockchain technology and the fundamentals of cryptography. It offers an overview of the evolution of blockchain and the emergence of alternative cryptocurrencies, commonly known as “ALT Coins.”

Day 2 will cover:
  • Explore how organised crime groups have exploited the cryptocurrency ecosystem to move large sums of value with a degree of anonymity.
  • Examine global criminal trends, including the use of Crypto ATMs and other emerging tactics.
  • A review of international regulatory responses, focusing on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its efforts to bring cryptocurrency-related services; known as Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs); in line with global anti-money laundering (AML) standards.

HOST

Ms. Michelle Martin

CAMLFC, CAMS, MACC, ACA
Chairman & CEO
ComplianceAid & AMLFC Institute

Ms. Michelle Martin is Chairman & CEO, ComplianceAid and AMLFC Institute. She possesses over thirty-two years of experience in banking, credit unions, insurance, gaming, other financial industries, DNFBPs, regulatory compliance, public and private accounting. She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Prevention Professional (CAMLFC) and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS). Ms. Martin is founder of the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Institute (AMLFC Institute). During the past few years; Ms. Martin was an invited speaker at 85 Conferences/Seminars in 73 countries where 50,000+ Financial Industry executives were educated on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Sanction, Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Counter Financing of Proliferation (CFP), Human Trafficking (HT), Financial Crimes Prevention (FCP), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), FinTech, Cryptocurrency, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)/Common Reporting Standard CRS), De- Risking, Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Corporate Governance and Ethics & Cybersecurity topics. Ms. Martin has trained over 2,500 Senior Public Officials, Members of Parliament and Ministers from the Americas. She developed and implemented over 100 AML/BSA/OFAC/CFT/CFP/FCP/HT/ABC Sanction Policies, Procedures and Risk Assessment Program for Financial Institutions active in multi-jurisdiction that led to uniform risk mitigating procedures designed to detect, deter, prevent for compliance with laws and regulations of 31 countries. She also contributed with over 100 mainstream media to produce reports on Anti-Money Laundering/CFT/CFP/FCP/HT/ABC/OFAC Sanction issues directed toward the general public or business community. Ms. Martin instituted the customer risk rating system of a top U.S. Bank with a customer base of 7.5 million and coordinated an enhanced due diligence (EDD) remediation project of all high-risk customers. Ms. Martin holds a Bachelor in Accounting and a Master in Accounting Information Systems from the Florida International University. 

 

FACILITATOR

Mr. Richard Strike

Director, Gentium UK, United Kingdom

Richard Served as a Police officer for more than 16 years specialising in financial crime, cyber criminality and virtual currency investigations.Richard is now a Director of GentiumUK Ltd; a consultancy firm that manages, writes and delivers specialist training to investigation agencies domestically and internationally, providing Anti Money Laundering(AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF) solutions in line with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

He is the UK leading Cryptocurrency trainer for the City of London Police Crime academy, delivering training to all UK law enforcements, National Crime Agency (NCA) and other public sector investigation agencies. Aswell as a Certified Cryptocurrency Training Partner of Chainalysis, delivering Chainalysis Certified training courses to international clients. Richard leads the UK’s The National Police Chief Council (NPCC) framework agreement for providing the secure custody and realisation of all virtual asset seizures by UK law enforcement and public body investigation agencies. Including all the UK Police forces and regions, Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HMRC and National Crime Agency (NCA). Richard has worked alongside numerous International Cryptocurrency training projects on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), American Bar Association (ABA), Abler Consulting, Interpol, 5Stones Intelligence, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Particip GmbH. Creating and establishing virtual currency task forces across a number of jurisdictions. 

 

ABOUT COMPLIANCEAID

ComplianceAid, ComplianceAid BSA AML Services, LLC (“ComplianceAid”), is an international consulting firm specializing in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Sanction, Countering the Financing of Proliferation (CFP), Human trafficking (HT), Financial Crimes Prevention (FCP), Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABC), Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Common Reporting Standard (CRS), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cybersecurity, Fraud, Ethics, Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), Corporate Governance and Correspondent Banking Relationships. The firm offers Advisory, Intelligence Services, Risk Assessment, Polices and Procedures, Annual Independent Audit, Training Programs and Solutions. Its clients are located in seventy-three (73) countries and territories located across the Americas including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Their sizes range from Micro businesses to Fortune 500 Corporations and are active in over fifty-two (52) regulated industries. ComplianceAid services have also been retained by regulators, monitors (Financial Intelligence Units, Financial Service Commissions, Securities Commissions, Casino Commission, Compliance Commission), central banks, governments, and legislatures to provide advisory services.

ABOUT Gentium UK

The Gentium UK is a UK‑based specialist consultancy and training provider with a strong international focus on financial crime, virtual currencies, cyber resilience, fraud, money laundering, and compliance. Led by director Andrew Tennant—an ex-law enforcement officer with over 23 years of experience—they offer bespoke support and capacity building tailored for law enforcement, government bodies, and private sector clients worldwide. They deliver a wide array of services: Financial Crime & AML: Custom training around money laundering methods, cryptocurrency tracing, asset recovery, and expert-witness services, often working with jurisdictions to develop compliant regulation; Virtual Currency Seizure: Collaboration with UK law enforcement under a national framework to seize and realize crypto assets; Cyber & Digital Training: Courses on phishing, ransomware, DDoS, and “Cybercrime-as-a-Service,” delivered by former Cyber Protect police officers; Policing & Investigation: Bespoke fraud and organized-crime investigation training, focusing on red-flag detection, typologies, and multi-agency prosecution strategies;Vetting & Due Diligence: Services include DBS/DBS checks and background screening for regulated sectors. Their core strength lies in highly tailored, “train-the-trainer” programs, ensuring sustainable capacity growth within client organisations. They have a global footprint, working across Europe, the Caribbean, North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific through partner networks. They specialise in Cryptocurrency trainings, management and legislative review and are themselves a Virtual Asset Service Provider; and partner of Chainalysis.

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