WASHINGTON — Feb. 26, 2025 — The global counter-illicit finance mission has evolved over the past generation in important ways. Its objectives have expanded from anti-money laundering / countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) to include sanctions, countering the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, anti-bribery and corruption, and more. And the mission has grown increasingly complex.

The increasing interdependence and sophistication of the international financial system and the global economy expose countries, their financial institutions, and other organizations to an unprecedented, expanding, and complex range of financial crimes, collective security threats, and related systemic risks. Furthermore, threats to national and collective security targeted by sanctions regimes have converged, in many ways, with serious organized crime targeted by AML/CFT regimes.

The CFIP program is designed to help develop a new generation of professionals dedicated to careers in protecting and enhancing the integrity of the global financial system, including individuals in the public, private, and non-profit sectors involved in:

• Protecting the financial system from use by illicit actors, including money launderers, terrorism financiers, proliferators of WMD, sanctions evaders, kleptocrats, fraudsters, tax evaders, narcotics traffickers, transnational criminal organizations, and human rights abusers; and
• Combating financial crimes and threats to our collective security through the development and implementation of AML/CFT regimes and financial and economic sanctions.

“The CFIP Program is a giant leap above anything else on the market. Other certification programs tend to be old-school, narrowly focused, and overly basic,” said Danny McGlynn, IFI’s President and Chief Integrity Officer.

“We were intentional about developing a learning experience that’s ambitious, modern, and fit for purpose to address today’s complex illicit financing challenges.”