Speed.
Your consultant needs to be ready for the client – often within a few days. A training programme that takes 4 weeks before the first employee holds a certificate does not fit your business model.
Consulting / Staffing
AMLA training for compliance consultants
Why compliance staffing needs its own training model
Firms that second or place compliance professionals with regulated clients have different priorities from an end client training its own workforce.
Scalability.
You do not train 10 permanent employees once a year. You continuously train new consultants on different deployment cycles. A model with a base fee or annual licence does not work like that – you pay for capacity you may never use.
Verifiability.
Your client – whether FINMA-regulated or an SRO member – expects the deployed consultant to have verifiable AMLA training. A printed PDF certificate is no longer enough. What is required is an audit trail that is available at any time.
Scalable
Scalable AML training for compliance consultants & staffing firms
You place or second compliance staff and specialists with SRO- or FINMA-regulated clients – and your business model grows with your headcount. The problem: every new consultant needs verifiable AMLA onboarding before being deployed with a client. Without a structured solution, this means manual effort, inconsistent evidence and a training budget that grows linearly with every additional head.
FinReg Swiss solves exactly that: a standardised, automated training and evidence system that scales with your headcount – without fixed costs, without an IT project, without administrative effort.
How Alpinum Solutions AG does it
Alpinum Solutions AG, one of the leading compliance staffing providers in Zurich, trains its employees with FinReg Swiss as standard before they are deployed with clients.
No base fee, no minimum volume. Alpinum registers employees per group (batch) and FinReg Swiss sets up the accounts – access expires automatically after 12 months and is only renewed on request. The result: consistent training evidence for all consultants, an audit trail available at any time, zero manual administration.
Course content
6 modules – no topic left out.
Each module: approx. 15–20 minutes, video-based, with a knowledge test and an automatic certificate.
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Module 1
Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering
A solid introduction to the fundamentals of combating money laundering. Learn the legal framework and the key concepts that are essential for day-to-day practice in the Swiss financial sector.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Fundamentals of money laundering in Switzerland
- Legal framework (AMLA, FINMA)
- Stages of money laundering
- Practical case studies from Switzerland
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Module 2
Identification of the Contracting Party
Learn how to identify contracting parties correctly and in a legally sound manner. From document verification to ongoing monitoring – all key aspects of customer identification.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Identification duty under Art. 3 AMLA (Know Your Customer)
- Source of Wealth (SoW) vs. Source of Funds (SoF)
- Accepted documents
- Face-to-face vs. non-face-to-face identification
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Module 3
Identification of the Beneficial Owner
Explore the complex world of beneficial ownership. Learn how to identify and document the actual controlling persons – a key element in the fight against money laundering.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Establishing the beneficial owner of natural persons and legal entities
- The 25% threshold and how to apply it
- Information required for different legal structures (Forms A, K, S, T and I)
- Re-identification in case of doubt
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Module 4
Enhanced Due Diligence
Deepen your understanding of higher risks in banking. From PEPs to complex structures – understand when additional clarifications are required and how to carry them out.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Politically exposed persons (PEPs): criteria and categories
- Enhanced due diligence and annual review
- Higher-risk business relationships and transactions
- Plausibility checks: origin, purpose and background of payments
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Module 5
Documentation Obligations
Learn the essential requirements for legally compliant documentation. Find out how to document your clarifications and decisions in a traceable, FINMA-compliant way.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Creating, organising and retaining documents
- 10-year retention obligation under the AMLA
- Transparency for FINMA audits (zero tolerance)
- Accessibility and labelling for third parties
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Module 6
Digital Assets
Dive into the world of digital assets. Find out which particular challenges cryptocurrencies and other digital assets pose for anti-money laundering.
In this module, you'll learn:
- Fiat money vs. cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum)
- Regulated vs. unregulated exchanges
- Coin mixers and obfuscation methods
- Risk assessment for crypto transactions
Quality signal
A stronger start for every consultant – a clear quality signal for your clients
Compliance is a business of trust. Clients who engage an external consultant expect more than professional expertise – they expect that person to understand the regulatory fundamentals of their market before taking on the first task.
FinReg Swiss gives your employees exactly that: structured, certified AMLA onboarding that lets them appear more confident and competent from day one. No learning on the job at the client’s expense, no questions about basics that are taken for granted. Your consultant arrives prepared – and the client notices.
For you as a staffing or consulting firm, this is a concrete competitive advantage: you can prove that every deployed employee has completed standardised, certified AML/AMLA training. It is a quality signal that builds trust – with new clients who do not know you yet and with existing clients who want to know whether your team has kept pace.
Matching pricing tier: The price calculator applies – invoiced at onboarding per registered group; new consultants are simply invoiced afterwards. View full pricing
FAQ
FAQ for compliance service providers & staffing firms
How quickly can new consultants start training?
Submit your employee list and we set up the accounts – all access is live within 8 hours.
As a service provider, can I show the training evidence to my client?
Yes. An individual certificate is issued for each employee, and the audit trail is available at any time as a complete compliance report – for internal purposes and as evidence for clients.
Can we offer the training under our own branding?
This is part of a partnership agreement. Contact us directly – we will discuss it individually.
Do our employees receive a certificate?
Yes. Every completion automatically generates a personalised certificate – directly available to employees and compliance officers, and easy to share on LinkedIn.
What applies to consultants deployed with FINMA-regulated clients?
FinReg Swiss covers the AMLA and the AMLO-FINMA – the regulatory minimum standard that also applies to FINMA-regulated clients. Specific CDB 20 requirements of individual banks are best discussed in the demo call.
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