Conpend at Afreximbank compliance forum 2025

The Afreximbank Compliance Forum (ACF2025) is currently taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 12 to 14 November 2025. The event is an important platform for discussing the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on trade compliance across the African continent.

Key Highlights

• Theme: “Better Compliance – Better Trade: Embracing AI to Promote and Secure Trade Through a Modern AML/CFT Compliance Framework.”
• Focus Areas:
  • Application of AI in customer onboarding and real-time transaction monitoring
  • Integration of AI technologies into Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) frameworks
  • Perspectives from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on digital transformation
  • Approaches to identifying and mitigating Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML)
  • Best practices for strengthening correspondent banking relationships
• Participants: Representatives from central banks, regional and international regulatory bodies, commercial banks, legal advisory firms, and compliance departments from across Africa and beyond.

The forum is organized by Afreximbank in collaboration with the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) and is expected to attract a broad range of stakeholders from the continent and the global financial community.