The Global Sanctions Analyst (GSA) certification by Compliance World Training Academy is a cutting-edge training program designed for professionals responsible for navigating the complex world of international sanctions. With a sharp rise in geopolitical tensions, sanctions enforcement actions, and regulatory expectations in 2025, businesses are under intense pressure to maintain robust sanctions compliance programs.

This certification equips learners with the knowledge and tools to interpret and apply sanctions regimes from OFAC (US), UK OFSI, EU, UN, and other key regulators. Participants will gain hands-on experience with screening tools, escalation procedures, sanctions evasion typologies, and compliance controls relevant to traditional finance, fintech, crypto, logistics, and trade.

The GSA course is ideal for those tasked with sanctions risk mitigation, screening management, and regulatory reporting across financial institutions, virtual asset service providers (VASPs), multinational companies, and government entities.

• Sanctions compliance analysts and officers

• AML/CFT and compliance professionals

• Risk and legal advisors

• Crypto and fintech compliance teams

• Trade and export control professionals

• Audit, assurance, and regulatory reporting staff

• Financial institutions and multinational corporations

By completing the GSA program, participants will be able to:

✅ Understand the structure, enforcement, and extraterritorial reach of global sanctions regimes
✅ Build and operate effective sanctions screening systems and lists management (including fuzzy logic, aliases, and transliteration challenges)
✅ Apply escalation and decision-making frameworks for potential sanctions hits
✅ Detect and respond to sanctions evasion typologies, including through crypto and trade channels
✅ Conduct real-time due diligence and risk assessments on high-risk jurisdictions, entities, and vessels
✅ Implement robust governance and internal controls for sanctions compliance
✅ Manage licensing requests, voluntary self-disclosures, and regulator engagement
✅ Align sanctions compliance with AML, KYC, and anti-bribery frameworks