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LifestyleExcel Data Analytics in AML Financial Intelligence Analysis (Udemy.com)
Applying Excel Data Analytics in Anti-Money Laundering/Combating Financing of Terrorism Analysis & Investigations
Created by: Nasiru Musa
Last updated October 2025
Our take
Based on the ratings of 2,792 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in October 2025. No course pays to be reviewed.
Nasiru Musa built this as a quick start for analysts who want to do AML and counter-terrorist-financing work in Excel instead of costly vendor tools. It runs about 2.5 hours over 26 lectures. Two sections cover Excel features and functions, including pivot tables and pivot charts. Then come two hypothetical case studies, with solution videos for the first. He is a certified AML specialist who spent over eight years in Nigeria's financial intelligence unit, and reviewers call his explanations clear.
Roughly 2,400 of the 2,792 ratings are four or five stars. Reviewers like the practical examples and the case studies, and one says newcomers get an eye-opener while veterans get a refresher. The complaints are consistent. One says the pace is fast and little sticks. One found the pronunciation and the downloadable task files hard to follow. Others say it teaches Excel tools more than money laundering concepts, and two call it outdated, one adding that questions go unanswered.
The course was last updated in October 2025, and it includes a 2023 section of extra functions, so it is not stale on paper. It is short and moves quickly. It makes sense if you work in compliance or investigations and Excel is your gap. One reviewer who already knew these Excel functions found nothing new to learn and asked for a refund.
Pros
- Two hypothetical case studies, the first with solution videos, apply the Excel tools to AML work
- Assumes no Excel knowledge, so newcomers to analysis can follow along
- Taught by a CAMS-certified former financial intelligence unit investigator
- Updated October 2025, with a 2023 section of extra useful functions
Cons
- Mostly Excel mechanics, with thin AML concepts, which frustrated some reviewers
- Fast pace, and one reviewer found the accent and task files hard to follow
- Two reviewers call it outdated, and one says instructor questions go unanswered
Exceptional!! Easy to follow and very informative. I found the case study exercises very helpful especially walking through how to apply what we learned.
Listed for all levels, but it suits Excel beginners working in AML; confident Excel users will find little new.
What you will learn
- Apply essential Excel features and functions in your data analysis
- Apply Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts in AML/CFT Data Analysis
Course content
9 sections · 26 lectures · 2.5 hours of video 4 articles
- 1Introduction 1 free preview2 lectures · 5 min
- 2Excel Features Essential in AML/CFT Analysis and Investigation 2 free previews6 lectures · 53 min
- 3Excel Functions Essential in AML/CFT Analysis and Investigation 1 free preview5 lectures · 48 min
- 4Course conclusion1 lecture · 1 min
- 5Practice case study exercises 1 free preview1 lecture · 1 min
- 6Hypothetical Case Study Exercise #1- ML/TF Investigation (Operational/Tactical) 1 free preview3 lectures · 2 min
- 7Solution Videos Case Study Exercise #12 lectures · 18 min
- 8Hypothetical Case Study Exercise #2- Strategic AML Descriptive Products1 lecture · 1 min
- 92023: Additional functions that you will find useful.5 lectures · 21 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- AML/CFT professionals
- Analysts curious about using excel data analytics in financial intelligence analysis
- Persons interested in exploring a career as an AML/CFT analyst or investigator
- Persons who are interested in exploring new applications of excel data analytics
What you need before you start
- Excel 2007 or higher installed on your computer
- You dont need to have any prior knowledge of excel
How it compares
Against the other 355 rated Udemy courses in Excel on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 25% of them
- Reviews2,792#89 of 356 by number of reviews
- Length2.5 hoursshorter than 80% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2025more recently than 68% of them
Course Description
I created this course as a quick start in using Excel for AML/CFT analysis and investigation for those analysts or investigators that are looking for an alternative tool that is more affordable and has a much simpler learning curve than the conventional vendor specific analytical tools used in AML/CFT analysis and investigations.
The course is also designed to accommodate anyone who is interested in having an insight into AML/CFT financial intelligence analysis using excel data analytics or anyone who wants to have a quick start in learning how to apply excel data analytics in AML/CFT financial intelligence analysis.
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Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
2,792 Reviews
Nasiru Musa
Nasiru Musa has a BSc In Accounting from ABU Zaria (Nigeria) , MSc Information systems from the university of Liverpool and a Post graduate certificate in corruption studies from the Hong Kong University, he is also a certified anti money laundering specialist (CAMS), he has several years of experience in Auditing, Financial Investigation, Information systems and Law enforcement intelligence analysis.
He has worked for over 8 years in the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, where he has led several teams in cases bordering on Corruption, Human trafficking, illicit drug financial investigations, Money laundering and Terrorist financing. He was also a trainer and a training administrator with the training academy of the prestigious economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) in Nigeria. He is an Excel and Power tools specialist who has built and educated numerous financial analysts, law enforcement officials, and analysts in the use of analytical tools and techniques in money laundering, terrorist financing and financial crime investigations and intelligence analysis.
He was also a certified fraud examiner (CFE), certified information systems auditor (CISA), and a certified information security manager (CISM) from 2008 to 2015
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Reviews
By Giulio Scimone on 6/15/2026
This course gives some solid understanding and practice of what it is like to use Excel as an everyday analysis tool for AML/CFT and FinCrime investigation work. I highly recommend it!
By Matshepo Masitenyane on 11/27/2025
I've learnt a lot during this course and will put these skills to practice.
By Leandri Andrews on 2/20/2025
This course was a very good course for me. Well explained and great examples used. Will definitely be able to use excel in a more advanced manner for completing day-to-day work-related duties.
By Wan Nabihah Wan Abdul Razak on 11/1/2024
This is a very good course, it's worth every penny spent. Nasiru Musa is a highly articulate and highly knowledgeable instructor in this field. The assessments are very practical and easy to follow. Recommended!
By Sahar Robinson on 5/24/2024
Exceptional!! Easy to follow and very informative. I found the case study exercises very helpful especially walking through how to apply what we learned.
By Anonymized User on 9/20/2022
I am relatively new to AML, but have been a card fraud fighter for decades. While there are some similarities between the two fields, with the aid of this course, I have a better understanding of how the AML world views transactions. I only gave the course 3 stars because the narrator's/instructor's pronunciation was a little difficult to follow at times and the tasks on the downloadable resource were both a little difficult to follow for the same reason the narration was difficult to follow and did not match what was displayed in the solution video.
By Anonymized User on 8/23/2021
Very educative and informative. The features were just needed bonus knowledge because the Pivot table and charts seemed more essential at the end. Thanks the exercises are very helpful for practice.
By Babu srinivasan on 10/27/2020
The course is good and instructor is clear in his explanation. But more of xl tools than the concepts of money laundering and how it can be effectively used in excel. Last two exercises gave a little bit ideal about aml .
By David Brewer on 8/7/2020
The full power of the Excel techniques taught does not become apparent until the final exercises. It is well worth hanging in there until the end to see what you can accomplish!
By Kabir Ibrahim Zamfara on 8/21/2019
Brief =, simple and well presented! One of the best courses i enrolled on Udemy. And i have learnt a lot to apply to my current job role in my organisation! Well done
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Overall Score : 88 / 100
- Video Duration:
2.5h - Price: $69.99
- Provider: Udemy
- Updated:
October 2025 - Level:
All Levels - Language:
English - Certificate:
Yes - Lectures:26 in 9 sections
- Students:9,825
- Subtitles:1 language
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