Membership

With an ACFCS membership, you are actively investing in your career through learning resources that build your skills, expand your knowledge, and enhance your professional network. 


Certification

ACFCS offers two options for exam prep, Self Study and the Accelerator. Depending on your personal learning style and schedule, you can choose the best option to help you achieve your certification.

Self-Study

Accelerator & Recertification


Human Trafficking Awareness Series

Coming January 2026!

Members enjoy complimentary registration to the webinar series. Join ACFCS to register for free!  

Bundle and save! Purchase the Detecting and Understanding Human Trafficking course + 1- Year Membership and save 10% on your purchase. Savings start December 8!


Anti-Human Trafficking

This interactive online course is designed to equip financial crime compliance professionals with the tools and knowledge to identify and escalate potential trafficking activity within the financial system.


AML 360

This interactive online course equips financial crime professionals with both foundational AML knowledge and advanced, scenario-based training for more experienced practitioners.


AML Basics

The AML Basics courses are flexible, self-paced online training designed for newcomers to financial crime compliance, featuring scenario-based learning and quizzes.


Emerging Risks

The Emerging Risks courses are included with ACFCS membership. Members log in to start training.

The Emerging Risks courses are flexible, self-paced online training that help professionals stay current on investigative skills, illicit trends, and regulatory priorities.

See What Certified Financial Crime Specialists Are Saying

"The CFCS tests the skills necessary to fight financial crime. It's comprehensive. Passing it should be considered a mark of high achievement, distinguishing qualified experts in this growing specialty area."

KENNETH E. BARDEN 

(JD, Washington)

"It's a vigorous exam. Anyone passing it should have a great sense of achievement."

DANIEL DWAIN

(CFCS, Official Superior

de Cumplimiento Cidel

Bank & Trust Inc. Nueva York)

"The exam tests one's ability to apply concepts in practical scenarios. Passing it can be a great asset for professionals in the converging disciplines of financial crime."

MORRIS GUY

(CFCS, Royal Band of

Canada, Montreal)

"The Exam is far-reaching. I love that the questions are scenario based. I recommend it to anyone in the financial crime detection and prevention profession."

BECKI LAPORTE

(CFCS, CAMS Lead Compliance

Trainer, FINRA, Member Regulation

Training, Washington, DC)

"This certification comes at a very ripe time. Professionals can no longer get away with having siloed knowledge. Compliance is all-encompassing and enterprise-driven."

KATYA HIROSE
CFCS, CAMS, CFE, CSAR
Director, Global Risk
& Investigation Practice
FTI Consulting, Los Angeles

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