How to Use This Wiki

This wiki is designed as a plain-language AML/KYC learning layer first, and a TCAML framework reference second.

Important: this wiki explains concepts, source literacy and evidence logic. It does not replace local law, internal AML policy, MLRO judgment, regulator-specific filing rules or institution-specific risk appetite.

1. Start with AML Fundamentals #

If you are new to AML/KYC, start with the pages that explain the subject without technical architecture:

AML/KYC From Zero
Beginner Glossary
Customer-to-Evidence Map
Misconceptions & Control Errors

2. Read concepts before sources #

Do not start with sanctions lists, company registries or leak databases. First understand what AML/KYC is trying to answer: who the customer is, who owns or controls the customer, what risk context exists, and what evidence supports the conclusion.

3. Use source pages as evidence literacy #

Source pages explain what a source can and cannot prove. An official register, sanctions list, LEI record, media article, leak database or aggregator result does not have the same evidence weight.

4. Separate learning from local procedure #

The wiki can help a reader understand AML/KYC logic. It should not be treated as a local procedure for filing STR/SAR reports, setting thresholds, approving customers, rejecting customers or applying a specific jurisdiction's rule.

5. Read TCAML framework pages later #

The TCAML framework and AI agent pages become useful after the reader understands AML fundamentals, analyst controls and source/data literacy.

6. Suggested first reading order #

AML/KYC From Zero
Beginner Glossary
Customer-to-Evidence Map
Misconceptions & Control Errors
Core Concepts
CDD / KYC
Beneficial Ownership
PEP
Sanctions / TFS / CPF
Open AML Data Sources
Evidence Weight

7. Defensive Typology Boundary #

The wiki can explain typologies, sector risks, red flags, evidence questions and control objectives. It should not become a step-by-step manual for laundering, evasion, threshold avoidance, source-of-funds fabrication or bypassing screening and monitoring.

When a typology is discussed, the safe format is:

risk pattern → why it matters → defensive indicators → evidence questions → control response → escalation boundary

The unsafe format is:

operational sequence → exact method → bypass tactic → evasion threshold → product-specific exploit

8. Source basis #

FATF Recommendations
FATF Glossary
FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual

9. Additional review-control pages #

For analyst and MLRO use, the wiki now includes additional control pages for customer risk assessment, transaction-monitoring triage, quality assurance and synthetic AML review examples. These pages are not a separate training section; they sit inside the existing AML programme and operations reference layers.