An anti-money laundering (AML) program is a set of policies and procedures that help to detect, prevent and address money laundering. These programs can help prevent firms from incurring grave losses as a result of non-compliance with AML regulations.

Though most governments maintain their own standards regarding AML policies, a strong AML program is founded upon five basic components. This cheat sheet outlines these five components, which should act as the framework for your AML program.