SightSpan™ and ACAMS® Announce AML Training Partnership in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 30, 2009 -
SightSpan™ CEO John Walsh and ACAMS® Executive Director Gregory Calpakis, CAMS, are pleased to collectively announce their partnership for ACAMS AML training and CAMS examination preparation seminar classes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition, all attendees of SightSpan™ AML training classes, in class or on-line training will receive 2 ACAMS Continuing Education (CE) Credits, per day/course.  Participants of the CAMS examination preparation seminar will also receive 2 CE credits towards their CAMS designation.

The SightSpan™ leadership team has been engaged with and supportive of ACAMS from the very start and this closer relationship supports our collective goal to reduce financial crimes, money laundering and terrorist financing globally. John Walsh, CEO of SightSpan Inc. ™ commented “SightSpan™ has been engaged in AML training of ACAMS members for several years and we have enjoyed a healthy relationship with ACAMS.  We look forward to further assisting ACAMS members in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as we have done in many other counties around the world.”

SightSpan™ trains financial services executives, as well as government officials, in international and local AML rules and regulations, as well as investigation processes using real life cases and examples. The SightSpan™ AML Training team has on average 25 years of experience within the AML profession.  ACAMS Executive Director Gregory Calpakis, CAMS, stated “SightSpan’s experienced trainers make all the difference when it comes to course content, professionalism and industry expertise. This skill combined with ACAMS diversified training programs will allow ACAMS members to have access to incomparable content and expert instructors while in pursuit of the prestigious, globally recognized CAMS certification.”

ACAMS is an international membership organization dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of AML professionals from a wide range of industries. It serves close to 10,000 members in more than 130 countries with extensive resources designed to develop and sharpen the skills required for superior job performance and career advancement. Its CAMS certification is the most widely recognized AML certification in the world among compliance professionals. Visit the ACAMS web site at http://www.acams.org.