Training and Certification – Powered by the Institute for Financial Integrity

K2 Integrity’s certification programs test and certify those candidates who demonstrate the ability to identify, assess, and manage risks in specific areas of financial integrity by successfully passing a required examination. Our innovative certifications assess both technical knowledge and analytic skills and incorporate real-world, scenario-based questions into the exam—all administered on our DOLFIN platform. Our certification programs have three training options to prepare candidates for the required examinations:

• Self-guided learning
• Part-time, instructor-led training
• Full-time, instructor-led training

Our certification offerings:

• Certified Risk Management Specialist (CRMS) programs, including:
  • CRMS – Global Sanctions
  • CRMS – Russia Sanctions
• Bespoke certification programs for enterprises and jurisdictions

Our bespoke, instructor-led training courses enhance the subject-matter expertise, analytic skills, and confidence of our clients to assess and address financial crime and illicit financing risks. Training courses can be developed across a variety of issue areas to meet the specific needs of clients, including across:

• Risk domains, such as sanctions, proliferation financing, terrorism financing, money laundering, and corruption
• Financial products, services, and operations, including payment systems, virtual and digital assets, including virtual currencies, correspondent banking, wire transfers, and trade finance
• Global standards (e.g., UN, FATF), jurisdictional regulatory frameworks (e.g, U.S., EU, UK), and institutional policies and procedures for financial institutions and vulnerable corporates
• Risk mitigation strategies for specific sectors and audiences

In addition to certifications that are available on-demand on the DOLFIN platform, K2 Integrity also offers additional on-demand learning and continuing education options, including:

• Foundational Courses. Available in Arabic, English, Mandarin, and Spanish, these courses offer easy solutions to an institution’s regulatory training requirements.
• E-Learning Plans (ELPs). Our standard or customized ELPs provide pathway learning, knowledge checks, and completion certificates that align with specific roles and risk domains.
• Instructional Videos. K2 Integrity experts discuss basic and advanced financial integrity issues, including money laundering, trade financing and correspondent banking risks, non-bank payments, FATF blacklisting, Section 311 of the USA Patriot Act, and secondary sanctions.
• Continuing Education Hub. Our webinars, podcasts, policy alerts, and other publications provide up-to-date analysis and insights from K2 Integrity experts and partners.
• Supervisor Portal. Empowers managers to create, track, and assign tailored training and continuing education to staff.

K2 Integrity’s Training Advisory services help clients to understand the particular financial crimes and illicit-financing risks they confront and to identify comprehensive training requirements that will enable them to address these risks across an ever-evolving landscape:

• For financial institutions and other corporates: We design enterprise-wide training programs that address risk topics for employees at all levels of the institution, helping to build a stronger culture of compliance and a sustainable workforce.
• For jurisdictions: We design training strategies and programs that will strengthen the ability of all stakeholders to help create and drive a comprehensive jurisdictional counter-illicit finance regime—including across public sector authorities, private sector entities, and non-profit and charitable organizations.

The Dedicated Online Financial Integrity Network (DOLFIN) is a seamless eLearning platform that offers customizable and scalable training solutions.

Through DOLFIN we deliver certification exams, on-demand training courses, and continuing education—all in one easy-to-use platform. Our materials are developed and continually updated and reviewed by our senior subject-matter experts to ensure they address the latest regulatory guidance and emerging issues.