The Virtual Asset Compliance Officer (VACO) certification equips professionals with the expertise to navigate regulatory requirements, AML/CFT frameworks, and risk management practices in the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, NFTs, and DeFi. Participants will gain the skills to implement compliance programs that meet global standards while supporting innovation in virtual asset markets.
The Virtual Asset Compliance Officer (VACO) program is designed for compliance officers, regulators, fintech executives, legal professionals, and risk managers working with or overseeing virtual asset service providers (VASPs). As financial institutions and startups expand into digital assets, strong compliance leadership is essential to meet international standards and mitigate financial crime risks.
This certification delivers a comprehensive framework for understanding the compliance challenges and solutions in the virtual asset sector, including:
Global regulatory landscape: FATF guidance, EU MiCA framework, FinCEN rules, and evolving national regulations.
AML/CFT obligations for VASPs: customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity reporting.
Virtual asset typologies: risks related to cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, DeFi platforms, and NFTs.
Sanctions compliance: managing cross-border transactions and ensuring alignment with global sanctions regimes.
Travel Rule compliance: operationalizing FATF’s Travel Rule in crypto transactions.
Risk management: identifying red flags, assessing counterparties, and applying a risk-based approach.
RegTech & blockchain analytics: using advanced tools for transaction tracing, monitoring, and forensic investigations.
Governance & culture: building compliance frameworks that balance innovation, customer experience, and regulatory obligations.
By completing this program, participants will be certified as Virtual Asset Compliance Officers, demonstrating their ability to lead compliance functions in digital finance. This certification enhances credibility with regulators and industry peers while opening career opportunities in crypto exchanges, fintechs, banks, and supervisory authorities.
