Latin America. 
The Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS), a BARBRI Professional Association, announced its partnership with the Javeriana University of Colombia to offer financial crime training and certification to university students, alumni, and professionals in general in the field of white-collar crime detection and prevention. This new partnership is carried out through Financial Crimes, the Latin American division of the ACFCS.
Javeriana University, a private institution of higher education, is one of the oldest, most traditional and prestigious in Colombia, and enjoys an excellent reputation both at home and abroad. Through this partnership, ACFCS and Universidad Javeriana will offer university alumni, individuals taking forensic audit courses, and other professionals in Colombia an excellent opportunity to become certified experts in financial crimes. The Certified Financial Crimes Specialist (CFCS) credential is the only certification that verifies knowledge and skills in all areas of financial crime.
With this innovative collaborative program, the ACFCS aims to help strengthen the University's role as a leading center for educational excellence in Colombia. It offers a solid education for financial services professionals with the potential to achieve a global presence as leaders in the field of financial crime regulatory framework.
In addition, through this relationship, professionals in the financial crime sector will have access to ACFCS information and training materials through webinars, podcasts, and on-demand online education, among other offerings.
"Alliances like these will be the ones that revolutionize market trends and offer the opportunity for professionals to obtain an international certification in the field of financial crimes," says Pedro Infante, director of international business for the ACFCS. "It is expected that in 2016 many more universities in Latin America will join and receive such valuable support."
The University and acFCS will jointly present live events, such as the 2015 International Forum on Financial Crimes, which was held recently and brought together specialists in the regulatory field of financial crimes from Colombia and several other Latin American countries.
The 2015 Forum, which was attended by more than 200 professionals, brought together 35 local and international experts to explain and discuss the latest developments, trends and best practices in the field of financial crime. The event addressed the full spectrum of twenty-first century financial crime issues, including the prevention of money laundering, fraud, corruption, asset forfeiture, cybercrime risk and data protection, forensic auditing, virtual currencies and whistleblowing, among many others. Speakers included everything from current and former federal prosecutors to advisers, as well as Colombia's justice and finance ministers, as well as high-level officials from Colombia's financial intelligence unit and other experts in money laundering, fraud, cybercrime and financial crimes.
AcFCS and Universidad Javeriana will also hold the International Financial Crime Summit 2016 on March 30 and 31, 2016 in Bogotá, where both organizations hope to repeat the success of this year's event.
"This new relationship demonstrates the university's intellectual leadership and commitment to providing its community of students and alumni with advanced training and state-of-the-art certification in financial crime detection and prevention," said Gonzalo Vila, ACFCS director for Latin America.
"We are confident that it will be a solid and constructive relationship for both the association and the University, and we are very excited about this new opportunity to share knowledge and exchange ideas," he added.
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