Trade Finance & Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML): Risks and Prevention Tactics
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
at
2:30 PM
GMT
What Will You Learn?
What Will You Learn?
What Will You Learn?
Understanding TBML Risks
Explore how trade finance can conceal money laundering activities and the evolving risks faced by financial institutions.
Understanding TBML Risks
Explore how trade finance can conceal money laundering activities and the evolving risks faced by financial institutions.
Understanding TBML Risks
Explore how trade finance can conceal money laundering activities and the evolving risks faced by financial institutions.
Typologies & Red Flags
Learn to spot TBML typologies, recognise critical red flags in trade finance, and align practices with global regulatory expectations.
Typologies & Red Flags
Learn to spot TBML typologies, recognise critical red flags in trade finance, and align practices with global regulatory expectations.
Typologies & Red Flags
Learn to spot TBML typologies, recognise critical red flags in trade finance, and align practices with global regulatory expectations.
Technology for Protection
See how innovation and AI can strengthen detection, boost efficiency, and safeguard institutions and society from financial crime.
Technology for Protection
See how innovation and AI can strengthen detection, boost efficiency, and safeguard institutions and society from financial crime.
Technology for Protection
See how innovation and AI can strengthen detection, boost efficiency, and safeguard institutions and society from financial crime.
Workshop Description
Workshop Description
The workshop on Trade Finance and Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) is designed to help senior compliance professionals and decision-makers understand the evolving risks hidden in trade finance.
Through real-world examples and interactive dialogue, participants will learn how to identify TBML typologies, recognise critical red flags, and align with global regulatory expectations.
The session highlights how innovative technology can transform detection, enhance operational efficiency, and protect both financial institutions and society from the impact of financial crime.
This workshop is designed for: Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Chief Financial Crime Officer (CFCO), Head of Financial Crime Compliance/AML Compliance, Global Head of AML / Sanctions / Financial Crime, Head of KYC / CDD, MLRO, BSA / AML Officers, Risk Managers, AML / Financial Crime Investigators, Transaction Monitoring Analysts
Agenda
Agenda
Welcome & Framing (5 mins)
Purpose: Why TBML is a top-tier risk in global trade finance.
Quick participant poll: “What’s your biggest TBML challenge today?”
The Strategic Landscape (10 mins)
Global reliance on trade finance & systemic vulnerabilities.
Key TBML typologies: over/under-invoicing, phantom shipments, dual-use goods.
Regulatory expectations (FATF, Basel, Wolfsberg).
Links to sanctions evasion, fraud, and terrorism finance.
Case Study Deep Dive (10 mins)
Walkthrough of a real-world anonymised TBML case.
Identification of missed red flags and regulatory vulnerabilities.
Reflection on the real-world costs of TBML (financial + societal).
Looking Ahead – Solutions & Innovation (15 mins)
Practical mitigation: due diligence, document validation, red-flag monitoring.
The role of technology & AI in detection, efficiency, and false positive reduction.
Strategic discussion: what Tier 1 banks should prioritise to stay ahead.
Wrap Up & Key Takeaways (5 mins)
Practical steps decision-makers can act on immediately.
Closing reflection: protecting trade, reputation, and lives.
Welcome & Framing (5 mins)
Purpose: Why TBML is a top-tier risk in global trade finance.
Quick participant poll: “What’s your biggest TBML challenge today?”
The Strategic Landscape (10 mins)
Global reliance on trade finance & systemic vulnerabilities.
Key TBML typologies: over/under-invoicing, phantom shipments, dual-use goods.
Regulatory expectations (FATF, Basel, Wolfsberg).
Links to sanctions evasion, fraud, and terrorism finance.
Case Study Deep Dive (10 mins)
Walkthrough of a real-world anonymised TBML case.
Identification of missed red flags and regulatory vulnerabilities.
Reflection on the real-world costs of TBML (financial + societal).
Looking Ahead – Solutions & Innovation (15 mins)
Practical mitigation: due diligence, document validation, red-flag monitoring.
The role of technology & AI in detection, efficiency, and false positive reduction.
Strategic discussion: what Tier 1 banks should prioritise to stay ahead.
Wrap Up & Key Takeaways (5 mins)
Practical steps decision-makers can act on immediately.
Closing reflection: protecting trade, reputation, and lives.
Hosted by
Hosted by
James Booth
Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions
James Booth
Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions
Description
Description
Description
The workshop on Trade Finance and Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) is designed to help senior compliance professionals and decision-makers understand the evolving risks hidden in trade finance.
Through real-world examples and interactive dialogue, participants will learn how to identify TBML typologies, recognise critical red flags, and align with global regulatory expectations.
The session highlights how innovative technology can transform detection, enhance operational efficiency, and protect both financial institutions and society from the impact of financial crime.
This workshop is designed for: Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Chief Financial Crime Officer (CFCO), Head of Financial Crime Compliance/AML Compliance, Global Head of AML / Sanctions / Financial Crime, Head of KYC / CDD, MLRO, BSA / AML Officers, Risk Managers, AML / Financial Crime Investigators, Transaction Monitoring Analysts
Agenda
Agenda
Agenda
Welcome & Framing (5 mins)
Purpose: Why TBML is a top-tier risk in global trade finance.
Quick participant poll: “What’s your biggest TBML challenge today?”
The Strategic Landscape (10 mins)
Global reliance on trade finance & systemic vulnerabilities.
Key TBML typologies: over/under-invoicing, phantom shipments, dual-use goods.
Regulatory expectations (FATF, Basel, Wolfsberg).
Links to sanctions evasion, fraud, and terrorism finance.
Case Study Deep Dive (10 mins)
Walkthrough of a real-world anonymised TBML case.
Identification of missed red flags and regulatory vulnerabilities.
Reflection on the real-world costs of TBML (financial + societal).
Looking Ahead – Solutions & Innovation (15 mins)
Practical mitigation: due diligence, document validation, red-flag monitoring.
The role of technology & AI in detection, efficiency, and false positive reduction.
Strategic discussion: what Tier 1 banks should prioritise to stay ahead.
Wrap Up & Key Takeaways (5 mins)
Practical steps decision-makers can act on immediately.
Closing reflection: protecting trade, reputation, and lives.
Welcome & Framing (5 mins)
Purpose: Why TBML is a top-tier risk in global trade finance.
Quick participant poll: “What’s your biggest TBML challenge today?”
The Strategic Landscape (10 mins)
Global reliance on trade finance & systemic vulnerabilities.
Key TBML typologies: over/under-invoicing, phantom shipments, dual-use goods.
Regulatory expectations (FATF, Basel, Wolfsberg).
Links to sanctions evasion, fraud, and terrorism finance.
Case Study Deep Dive (10 mins)
Walkthrough of a real-world anonymised TBML case.
Identification of missed red flags and regulatory vulnerabilities.
Reflection on the real-world costs of TBML (financial + societal).
Looking Ahead – Solutions & Innovation (15 mins)
Practical mitigation: due diligence, document validation, red-flag monitoring.
The role of technology & AI in detection, efficiency, and false positive reduction.
Strategic discussion: what Tier 1 banks should prioritise to stay ahead.
Wrap Up & Key Takeaways (5 mins)
Practical steps decision-makers can act on immediately.
Closing reflection: protecting trade, reputation, and lives.
Welcome & Framing (5 mins)
Purpose: Why TBML is a top-tier risk in global trade finance.
Quick participant poll: “What’s your biggest TBML challenge today?”
The Strategic Landscape (10 mins)
Global reliance on trade finance & systemic vulnerabilities.
Key TBML typologies: over/under-invoicing, phantom shipments, dual-use goods.
Regulatory expectations (FATF, Basel, Wolfsberg).
Links to sanctions evasion, fraud, and terrorism finance.
Case Study Deep Dive (10 mins)
Walkthrough of a real-world anonymised TBML case.
Identification of missed red flags and regulatory vulnerabilities.
Reflection on the real-world costs of TBML (financial + societal).
Looking Ahead – Solutions & Innovation (15 mins)
Practical mitigation: due diligence, document validation, red-flag monitoring.
The role of technology & AI in detection, efficiency, and false positive reduction.
Strategic discussion: what Tier 1 banks should prioritise to stay ahead.
Wrap Up & Key Takeaways (5 mins)
Practical steps decision-makers can act on immediately.
Closing reflection: protecting trade, reputation, and lives.
Hosted
Hosted
Hosted
James Booth
Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions
James Booth
Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions
James Booth
Head Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorism and Sanctions
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