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Special Event
WCIB – AFB Reception at Bank of China 2026
Association of Foreign Banks (AFB) and the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB) invite you to a networking reception with colleagues from across the international banking community in London. The event, kindly hosted by Bank of China, will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about the work of both organisations and how they can support you and your business.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Sponsored Roundtable: Transforming Cross-Border Customer Onboarding with Technology
Foreign banks face unique onboarding challenges: multiple jurisdictions, varied regulatory regimes, and complex customer structures. This roundtable will draw on practical insights to examine how technology can transform KYC, build trust, and deliver competitive advantage.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: Fraud and Asset Tracing
This AFB session, in partnership with DLA Piper will cover the current types of fraudulent behaviour and fraud disputes trending in the financial sector. It will also outline practical steps that banks should take in the wake of identifying fraud and/or when responding to suspected fraud or recovering misappropriated assets.
Training Programme
AFB Senior Managers Development Programme 2026
This bespoke development programme is designed to highlight the current key issues facing international banks and provide practical advice on what members need to do to ensure compliance and minimise exposure.
Training Programme
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass: Suspicious Activity Reporting in Practice – Detect, Decide, Disclose
This masterclass is designed to guide and inform AML/CFT and financial crime professionals who are required to assess, investigate and make decision on whether to report Knowledge and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the local financial intelligence unit in full compliance with UK legal and regulatory expectations and according to the reporting guidelines of the NCA.
Conference
AFB Annual Regulatory Conference 2026
AFB’s Annual Regulatory Conference is now open for bookings, hosted by A&O Shearman, and sponsored by Whistlebrook.
Training Programme
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass: Cybercrime Managing Converging Threats in AML Compliance
This interactive masterclass is designed to provide financial crime professionals with the knowledge and awareness to identify, mitigate, and manage cyber-enabled risks.
Training Programme
AFB Financial Crime Masterclass: Correspondent Banking (Mitigating the Risks in Respondent Relationships)
This masterclass is designed to provide attendees who manage respondent relationships with greater confidence in assessing the risks in new and existing relationships, and to identify higher risk relationships and transactions.