Cyber Security & Data Protection for DFIs

Description

Dates: 26-28 March 2026
Venue: Virtual
Duration: 3 days

Programme Overview 

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are increasingly exposed to financial crime risks arising from 
cross-border financing, infrastructure projects, intermediated lending, digital financial systems, and 
operations within high-risk jurisdictions. 
Fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing and cyber-enabled financial crime now pose significant 
threats to the integrity of development funding and project implementation. 
Aligned with international standards issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), this 2-day 
virtual programme equips DFI professionals with practical tools to identify, assess and manage fraud 
risk, strengthen AML/CFT compliance, detect cyber-enabled financial crime and improve institutional 
governance frameworks. 

Learning Objectives 

Participants will learn how to: 
• Identify financial crime risks within development finance operations 
• Conduct fraud risk assessments across project portfolios 
• Apply risk-based AML/CFT compliance measures 
• Detect terrorist financing exposure 
• Recognise cybercrime threats affecting DFI disbursement systems 
• Strengthen governance and board oversight 
• Integrate financial crime risk into Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) 

Target Audience 
• Board Members 
• Executive Management 
• Risk & Compliance Officers 
• Internal Audit 
• Investment & Project Finance Teams 
• Legal Advisors 
• ICT & Cybersecurity Officers 

Participants receive a: 
Certificate in Fraud Risk, AML/CFT & Cybercrime Risk Management for DFIs