GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

  • Applicant must be of legal age in the country or state of residence.
  • Applicant must not have a record of an adult felony conviction or its equivalent in a legal jurisdiction or a felony or equivalent criminal charge dismissed for cause from any Federal or State court or agency, or law enforcement agency of any jurisdiction.
  • Having met all other qualifications, no applicant will be denied membership because of sex, color, race, religion or ethnic origin.
  • Only individuals shall be eligible for membership. Membership may be transferable within a qualifying organization to another qualified individual.

Membership Eligibility in the IAFCI is divided into Four Categories

  • Corporate Membership: Full time employees of financial institutions engaged in any of the following: Prevention, education, detection, analysis, investigation, apprehension, or prosecution of the financial transaction or cyber fraud offender.
  • Law enforcement Membership: Full time government law enforcement officer, prosecutor or other officials responsible for investigating, apprehending and prosecuting financial crimes offenders in their respective agencies.
  • Associate Membership: Part-time law enforcement/government employee, part-time private sector, employee, full-time/part-time college/university faculty, retired law enforcement.
  • Academia Membership: Full-Time/Part-Time College/University Student.

Types of Membership

CORPORATE & LAW, MEMBERSHIP

A person shall be eligible for Corporate/Regular or Law Membership only if the majority of his/her work is in the area of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of financial crimes or support thereof for the following qualifying entities:

  1. A Financial institution engaged in any of the following: prevention, detection, analysis, investigation, apprehension, education about or prosecution of financial transaction fraud offenders.

  2. Any subdivision of government: law enforcement officers, prosecutors or related public officials, who, within their agency or department, have the primary or secondary responsibility for the investigation, investigative training, prevention, analysis, apprehension and/or prosecution of financial or related crimes.

  3. The financial membership associations: personnel responsible for financial transaction security, analysis and/or education, including, but not limited to, MasterCard International, Visa USA, or Bankers Associations.

  4. Service providers, engaged in investigations, analysis, data security, physical security, training and education, risk management and fraud prevention, including, but not limited to, such providers as credit bureaus, card and check manufacturers, financial transaction processors, financial personalization systems      manufacturers, mail courier services and communications systems and financial security consultant, an individual whose primary duties involve the support of our members in the prevention, detection and prosecution of financial fraud; who perform these services for companies engaged in activities described in      the Bylaws and whose contributions are for the good of the Association, or

  5. Financial Transaction Acceptors, including but not limited to hotels, car rental service companies, commercial airlines, or retail merchants, who supply goods or services and accept financial transactions using financial transaction devices other than cash or barter: personnel who assist directly in the                        investigation, detection, prevention, education and/or prosecution of financial transaction crimes.

  6. Corporate/Regular & Law members may vote in any election and hold any elective or appointed office.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

Associate Sponsorship Form: Associate Applicant is sponsored by a Regular Member, Life Member or Retired Member of the IAFCI and is in good standing with the organization. The Sponsoring IAFCI member can verify the below requirements depending on the type of applicant. A person shall be eligible for Associate Membership only if that person satisfies all the General Qualifications for Associate Membership. If not sponsored, the applicant must take one of the following actions. VIEW HERE

ACADEMIA MEMBERSHIP

Academia Sponsorship Form:  Academia Applicant is sponsored by a Corporate/Regular Member, Life Member or Retired Member of the IAFCI and is in good standing with the organization. The Sponsoring IAFCI member can verify the requirements depending on the type of applicant. A person shall be eligible for Academia Membership only if that person satisfies all the General Qualifications for Academia Membership. If not sponsored, the applicant must take the  following actions. VIEW HERE

EXCLUSIONS FROM MEMBERSHIP

A person is not eligible for membership if he/she provides investigative, intelligence gathering, or collective services, for entities engaged in activities other than the investigation or detection of financial crimes.