Crypto AML Compliance & Risk Assessment for CASPs under MiCA (H1057)
A practical crypto-focused AML course for CASPs, covering risk assessment, onboarding and monitoring under MiCA.
✓ CASP AML risk assessments and EWRA
✓ Onboarding, wallet attribution and customer risk
✓ Transaction monitoring and crypto typologies
✓ Travel Rule and supervisory readiness
A practical, crypto‑specific AML programme for CASPs under MiCA that combines AMLR and AMLA expectations, EBA ML/TF risk‑factor guidance and the crypto travel rule. Participants learn how to design CASP‑specific AML risk assessments, onboarding and wallet‑attribution controls, transaction‑monitoring and STR processes that can stand up to CySEC and future EU‑level supervision.
Table of Contents
- About the Course
- Key Learning Objectives
- Course Curriculum
- Meet the Trainer
- FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Upcoming Courses
- Fees & Registration Details
- Registration Form
About the Course
Crypto‑asset service providers operating under MiCA sit at the intersection of fast‑moving technology and rapidly tightening AML rules. CASPs in the EU now face MiCA licensing, inclusion in the AMLR/AMLA Single Rulebook framework, extended EBA ML/TF risk‑factor guidelines and a stricter crypto travel rule. Supervisors expect CASP‑tailored AML risk assessments, customer‑risk models, monitoring scenarios and evidence packs, not repurposed banking templates.
This course provides a structured, hands‑on approach to crypto AML risk assessment for CASPs. It guides participants through CASP‑specific enterprise‑wide risk assessment (EWRA), customer‑risk scoring, wallet attribution, transaction‑monitoring design, travel‑rule integration and preparation of an AML compliance pack for licensing or inspections. The programme is designed to sit alongside your EU AML Single Rulebook and generic FWRA/sanctions workshops, going deeper into the crypto‑asset risk profile while avoiding overlap.
Timetable
Key Learning Objectives
After completing the programme, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current AML framework for CASPs in the EU, including MiCA, AMLR/AMLA direction, EBA ML/TF Risk‑Factor Guidelines and TFR/travel‑rule obligations.
- Identify key ML/TF risk drivers in blockchain and crypto‑asset activity, including products, customers, geographies, delivery channels and technology features.
- Explain regulatory expectations for CASP enterprise‑wide risk assessment (EWRA), customer risk assessment, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and STR reporting.
- Build or update a CASP EWRA using a structured methodology and CASP‑specific risk taxonomy.
- Design CDD/EDD processes, wallet‑attribution checks, customer‑risk scoring models and documentation standards suitable for crypto onboarding.
- Configure transaction‑monitoring and crypto‑forensics workflows, including scenario design, alert handling and STR decision‑making.
Integrate travel‑rule requirements into onboarding, monitoring and sanctions processes at a high‑level framework level, leaving detailed implementation to the dedicated travel‑rule seminar. - Prepare a concise AML compliance pack (policies, risk assessments, control summaries and evidence) for MiCA licensing or supervisory review.
- Adopt a risk‑based, evidence‑driven approach to AML for CASPs, rather than a purely formalistic or tick‑box one.
- Support cross‑functional collaboration between compliance, risk, operations, technology and product when designing AML controls.
- Promote a culture where AML and sanctions risk management are seen as central to sustainable crypto‑asset business and investor confidence
Course Curriculum
- Crypto/CASP ecosystem
- MiCA and EU AML context
- key ML/TF risk drivers
- CySEC expectations
- mini EWRA scoping exercise
- CDD/EDD, BO, PEPs, sanctions
- wallet attribution and on‑chain signals
- customer‑risk factors and scoring
- onboarding case study and scoring‑grid exercise.
- EWRA‑linked monitoring
- key scenarios and indicators
- blockchain‑analytics use
- alert handling and STR decisions
- monitoring case study and workflow exercise.
- TFR/travel‑rule obligations
- supervisory expectations
- process integration with AML controls
- high‑level vendor/outsourcing oversight
- group mapping of transfer flow.
- Latest typologies and red flags
- CASP EWRA methodology and governance
- linking EWRA to controls
- capstone simulation
- forward‑look to AMLR/AMLA and EBA developments.
Meet the Trainer
Fees & Registration Details
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
The course teaches professionals how to comply with AML obligations under MiCA and the EU Transfer of Funds Regulation. It focuses on applying the Transfer Rule to crypto transactions, updating internal AML controls, and preparing for regulatory inspections. It is also a EU crypto regulation deep dive, AML/CTF for digital assets and financial crime prevention in virtual currencies.
This course is designed for MLROs, Compliance Officers, Risk Managers, Operations teams, Legal and Regulatory staff, and technology teams at CASPs, EMIs, CIFs, and MiFID- or MiCA-regulated firms.
The Transfer Rule requires crypto service providers to collect and transmit sender and recipient information for crypto and fiat transactions, similar to the FATF Travel Rule. It applies to CASPs and EMIs operating under MiCA and EU AML laws.
Firms must adapt their KYC/CDD processes, integrate data capture tools, monitor crypto transfers for red flags, and ensure transaction data is recorded and auditable under TFR standards.
MiCA and TFR bring new legal obligations. This course helps CASPs and EMIs stay compliant, avoid regulatory penalties, and build audit-ready AML frameworks that align with EU standards.
Yes. The course equips internal and external auditors with robust methodologies for testing AML control effectiveness, evaluating blockchain transaction monitoring, reviewing Travel Rule implementation, validating KYC/KYB processes, and identifying regulatory weaknesses commonly flagged by EU supervisors and FIUs.
Lawyers and ASPs gain clarity on how AML/CFT obligations apply to clients dealing with virtual assets. The course explains risk-based onboarding, verification of beneficial owners, wallet evidence assessment, and enhanced due diligence on high-risk crypto clients, enabling professionals to advise confidently on regulatory exposure and compliance risks.
Yes. Learners gain actionable instruction on Travel Rule requirements under Regulation (EU) 2023/1113: required data fields, thresholds, unhosted wallet procedures, sanctions screening, CASP-to-CASP verification, exceptions, and documentation standards. Use cases demonstrate how CASPs implement and evidence compliance.
No. The course translates blockchain risks,mixers, cross-chain activity, DeFi exposure, wallet behavior,into clear AML compliance terms. It is ideal for auditors, lawyers, compliance officers, and ASPs who require expertise in crypto AML without engineering knowledge.
Other Upcoming Courses
ERMIS Registration Required for HRDA-Subsidised Seminars
This seminar is eligible for HRDA subsidy, which means participation requires a valid ERMIS profile. If you don't have one yet, don't worry — simply complete the form below and our team will guide you through the registration process step by step after your submission.