AC3O Professional Certifications
Globally recognized, ONRIGA-accredited crypto compliance certifications trusted by professionals in 180+ countries
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Certified Crypto Compliance Officer (C3O)
Earn the C3O™ Certification — the internationally recognized gold-standard credential for virtual asset compliance professionals. Master AML, KYC, VASP licensing, Travel Rule, risk assessments, and crypto-asset due diligence aligned with FATF, MiCA, and ONRIGA benchmarks.
The C3O Program prepares you for real-world crypto compliance responsibilities — including onboarding oversight, risk scoring, suspicious activity indicators, VASP due diligence, audits, and regulatory reporting across CeFi and DeFi.
Ideal for: Compliance officers, MLROs, AML/KYC specialists, auditors, crypto product teams, and professionals aiming for leadership roles in digital-asset compliance.
"The C3O certification helped me transition from traditional banking AML to a senior crypto compliance role at a licensed VASP."
– Senior Compliance Officer, UAE
Certified Crypto KYC Officer (C2KO)
The C2KO – Certified Crypto KYC Officer is a globally recognized crypto KYC certification trusted by VASPs, regulators, and financial institutions in 180+ countries. This program focuses on end-to-end KYC, CDD/EDD, and RegTech-driven onboarding, preparing you to meet the latest FATF and VASP compliance standards with confidence.
C2KO gives you hands-on training on KYC design for VASPs and crypto institutions: identity verification, UBO and entity reviews, CDD/EDD workflows, RegTech-enabled onboarding, and risk-based ongoing monitoring.
Ideal for: KYC analysts, onboarding teams, compliance officers, and crypto operations staff who want to specialise in customer lifecycle management in the digital asset ecosystem.
Certified Crypto AML Officer (C2AO)
The C2AO – Certified Crypto AML Officer is a globally recognized crypto AML certification designed for compliance professionals worldwide. Accredited by ONRIGA and recognized in 180+ countries, it equips you to detect, prevent, and report financial crime across CeFi and DeFi ecosystems, aligned with FATF, FinCEN, and MiCA frameworks.
C2AO provides advanced, practical training on crypto AML frameworks, typologies, and risk mitigation strategies: mixers, tumblers, privacy coins, chain-hopping, sanctions evasion, and terrorism financing risks in crypto.
Ideal for: AML analysts, compliance officers, risk managers, FinCrime teams, and professionals transitioning from traditional banking AML into virtual asset compliance roles.
Certified Crypto Investor Fraud Specialist (C2IFS-C3O)
The C2IFS – Certified Crypto Investor Fraud Specialist trains you to assess crypto platforms, tokens, and investment offers on behalf of investors — and to deliver a documented verdict on legitimacy before money moves. Built for financial advisors, investor educators, and client-facing professionals working in digital assets.
Six modules cover investor fraud typologies, cloned exchanges and fabricated balances, rug pulls and presale fraud, relationship-based investment scripts, deepfake endorsements, entity and token contract analysis, and the structured Pre-Investment Fraud Assessment you deliver to the client.
Ideal for: financial advisors, investor educators, wealth and client-facing teams, fraud analysts, and compliance professionals who are asked to validate crypto opportunities for others.
Exam: 100 MCQs · 90 minutes · 75% pass mark · 2 attempts included · valid 2 years (20% renewal fee).
Financial Intelligence Against Human Trafficking
Financial Intelligence Against Human Trafficking is AC3O's free awareness certification focused on detecting, analysing, and disrupting the financial flows that fuel human trafficking. Designed for AML, KYC, and compliance professionals, it helps you apply financial crime skills to a critical human rights issue.
The course covers trafficking typologies, payment and account red flags, mule activity, use of cash-intensive businesses, and how traffickers exploit traditional and digital channels — including crypto.
Ideal for: financial crime teams, transaction monitoring analysts, sanctions/KYC staff, and professionals who want to contribute to anti-trafficking efforts using their compliance skill set.
