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Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclave (Philippines) 2025

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2 September 2025
9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Makati Diamond Residences, Manila

Fintelekt’s AML Leadership Conclave in the Philippines is set to convene the country’s top minds in compliance, from senior AML/CTF officers and financial sector leaders to key regulatory stakeholders.

As the Philippines steps confidently into a post-grey list era, this exclusive gathering offers a powerful platform to celebrate progress, solidify institutional resilience, and chart the future of financial crime prevention. With thought-provoking panel discussions, strategic insights, and cross-sector dialogue, the conclave promises to ignite fresh thinking on risk management, supervisory expectations, and the Philippines’ growing role in regional AML/CTF compliance.

Agenda

8.00 am - 9.00 am

Registration

9.00 am - 10.30 am

Inaugural Session

The opening session will feature insights from key regulatory authorities, highlighting the Philippines’ AML/CFT journey, achievements post grey-listing, and the road ahead, and will help covered persons understand evolving regulatory expectations.

10.30 am - 11.00 am

Presentation by Platinum Partner

11.00 am - 11.30 am

Networking and Refreshments Break

11.30 am - 1.00 pm

Panel Discussion on Sustaining AML/CTF Momentum Beyond Grey Listing

Exiting the FATF grey list is a major milestone for the Philippines, but continuing the compliance vigilance is critical. This panel will examine how financial institutions and regulators can embed long-term reforms into their operations and oversight, prevent backsliding, and foster a culture of proactive compliance.

Key Discussion Points

1.00 pm - 2.00 pm

Networking Lunch

2.00 pm - 3.15 pm

Panel Discussion on Risk-Based Approach 2.0: Evolving the Framework for Emerging Risks

With digital finance accelerating and predicate crimes evolving, AML/CTF risks are no longer static. This session explores how Philippine financial institutions can update and recalibrate their risk-based frameworks to reflect real-time risk exposure, customer behaviours, and sector-specific threats.

Key Discussion Points

3.15 pm - 3.30 pm

Networking and Refreshments Break

3.30 pm - 4.45 pm

Panel Discussion on Strengthening Beneficial Ownership Transparency and Sanctions Compliance

One of the key focus areas for FATF is improving transparency around ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO). This panel will discuss how institutions in the Philippines can enhance UBO identification, ensure data quality, and balance these efforts with sanctions screening obligations in a complex geopolitical landscape.

Key Discussion Points

4.45 pm

Vote of Thanks

Registration

Participation Fees for Covered Persons / Regulators: PHP 2950 per person (includes lunch and refreshments)

Online Payment - Covered Persons

Complimentary Seat for Head of Compliance / AML of Covered Persons. (Please note that submission of the request does not guarantee a seat. If your request is accepted, you will receive an email confirmation separately.)

Apply for a Complimentary Seat

Technology and Service Providers: Please consider our partnership options.

Partners

Display Partner

Solytics Partners is a global RiskTech100 analytics firm specializing in transforming AML/FCC, Risk, and Data Analytics functions for financial institutions. Our expertise spans transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, alert prioritization, customer segmentation, and model validation for AML/Fraud. With a unique approach to “accelerated services delivery” and “advanced technology solutions,” we empower financial institutions across the US, Europe, MENA, South Africa, and APAC to meet evolving regulatory requirements and strengthen risk management. Leveraging deep domain knowledge and global experience, we help our client’s future-proof their compliance and risk frameworks while enhancing operational efficiency.

Fintelekt AML Leadership Conclaves attract and engage deep industry participation and thus offer a powerful platform for brand visibility, strategic engagement, and thought leadership alignment.

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Contact Us

For more information, please contact:

Oliver Dickson
Vice President – Sales​
Mobile/ WhatsApp / Viber: +91 +91 93700 78917 or +91 98231 88864
Email: [email protected]

This is a staging enviroment

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion on Sustaining AML/CTF Momentum Beyond Grey Listing

  • Lessons learned from the FATF action plan implementation
  • Institutionalizing improved AML/CTF controls beyond the FATF cycle
  • Optimizing compliance resources and aligning training strategies
  • Strategies for regular self-assessment and internal audit readiness
  • Leveraging RegTech and data analytics to institutionalize monitoring and reporting processes
  • Role of cross-industry collaboration in maintaining compliance standards

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion on Risk-Based Approach 2.0: Evolving the Framework for Emerging Risks

  • Updating risk typologies in response to emerging threats, such as cyber-enabled fraud, human trafficking, OSAEC
  • Integrating transaction monitoring systems with customer risk ratings
  • Supervisory expectations on risk-based approach implementation post-grey listing
  • Enhancing documentation and defensibility of risk assessments
  • Using AI and machine learning to dynamically adjust customer risk profiles and detect anomalies
  • Embedding RBA principles across customer onboarding, monitoring, and reporting processes

Key Discussion Points

Panel Discussion on Strengthening Beneficial Ownership Transparency and Sanctions Compliance

  • Lessons from the Philippines’ efforts to enhance beneficial ownership data collection and accessibility
  • Integrating beneficial ownership data into AML systems and customer risk assessment
  • Screening challenges with layered corporate structures and nominee arrangements
  • Deploying integrated tools for UBO verification and real-time sanctions screening across jurisdictions
  • Addressing data gaps and verification challenges in beneficial ownership registries
  • Responding to dynamic sanctions regimes and managing screening effectiveness