Vendor Due Diligence: From Document Collection to Risk Evaluation

Vendor due diligence is where you decide whether a third party is the right fit — before you sign or renew. It answers two questions: can this vendor deliver, and can you manage the risks the relationship brings? Done well, you enter the relationship knowing what the vendor can do, where you'll need to step in, and how the pieces fit together.

So how much due diligence is enough? What changes between a critical vendor and a low-risk one? And what are your options when a vendor can't send what you asked for?

Find out in this practical webinar on vendor due diligence. Learn how to scope the work to the risk in front of you, interpret what vendors provide, and build a record that holds up when questions surface later.

You'll learn:

• What to review and how deep to go — letting the service and the vendor's tier set the scope instead of a standard checklist
• Turning documents into judgment — reading SOC 2 reports, financials, continuity plans, and insurance for what they reveal about control maturity and operational strain
• Emerging technology and fintech vendors — financial runway, compliance maturity, and whether a vendor's roadmap matches where you're headed
• When documentation isn't available — reasonable alternatives, and where opacity becomes grounds to walk away
• Building the due diligence record — documenting findings so the decision makes sense months or years from now

This session is ideal for vendor risk, compliance, and audit professionals at banks, credit unions, mortgage companies, fintechs, RIAs, and wealth management firms — whether you're building a program or sharpening one that's already running.