About CAMS Afroza

About Afroza  

CAMS Afroza is a blog by Afroza Khatoon, who has been working in the banking sector for nearly two decades and also belongs from a family of bankers. Her father, Mr. Md. Abdul Majid was the General Manager of Liquidation, Inspection and Banking Control Department at Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank of Bangladesh). So, it is quite natural for her to follow a career path in banking. 

She studied in the Economics Department of University of Dhaka and completed her M.S.S in 1999. Next year, she started her career in Pubali Bank Limited as a "Probationary Officer" and then moved over to Principal Branch to work in foreign trade department.

She then had a chance to join Bank Asia Limited and there, she had been working on AML & CFT Division from 2007 to 9th August, 2021. Then She has switched  as Head of AML & CFT Division in Standard Bank PLC. On 21st November, 2023, She has joined in National Bank Ltd. as Senior Vice President & Deputy CAMLCO. In order to pursue sophisticated goals in career, she passed CAMS (Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist) examination in 2017 with a score of 96 and acquired the gold standard designation.

About CAMS

The CAMS designation is the most extensively recognized and gold standard Anti Money Laundering (AML) certification among compliance professionals worldwide. Candidates who pass the rigorous CAMS examination can distinguish themselves as experts fully qualified for the demanding anti money laundering duties in business and government.

CAMS helps members of a workforce excel in their current position, makes them more productive and valuable. Studying for the exam and maintaining the required continuing education credits for recertification enhances their general knowledge.

It also keeps them on top of latest developments in this respective field. According to ACAMS AML Compensation survey, CAMS certified AML professionals out-earn their non-certified peers by an impressive margin of 33-42%.

In order to simplified the module, ACAMS introduces CAMS exam in various language i.e. Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Portuguese (non-Brazil), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish etc. within a duration of 210 minutes.

CAMS provide professional growth opportunities and will position one person as a leader in the AML community. In job postings CAMS is frequently listed as "preferred" and even "required" for many financial institutions in Australia, Middle East and North American countries.

CAMS is also preferred for the appointment/selection of Compliance Officer in different Banks of Bangladesh in order to comply the section 11.2.2 of BFIU circular no 26.

About CAMS Afroza

I had been working in AML & CFT Division from 1st August, 2007 to 9th August, 2021. Then I have joined Standard Bank Ltd as Head of AML & CFT Division. I have joined National Bank Ltd. as Senior Vice President & Deputy CAMLCO on 21st November,2023. I passed CAMS (Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist) examination in 2017 and the score was 96.

I started writing for this website of mine with a view to share my knowledge and experience to the Banker as well as AML Professionals. I want to share my understanding with all professionals across the border in order to spread a better sense of ethics among them.

I believe that this will be helpful for all experts who specialize in anti -money laundering field, which is becoming burning issue in the world economy these days.