European Banking Authority third-party risk final guidelines
18 Sep 2026 final guidance focuses on critical/important arrangements and covers diligence, contracting, monitoring and exit, with transition; assess applicability case by case.
Updated 12 October 2026 · Primary source review
Supply Chain, Procurement & Third-Party Intelligence: current evidence questions
Can supplier identity, capability and country exposure be supported before award?
These sources are genuine research anchors about the market or applicable records. They are not evidence of an unnamed client's specific claim, a cleared regulatory status or a confirmed purchase.
When a buyer may need a documented source review
- Supplier onboarding has inconsistent entity details
- Repeated supplier checks create a backlog
- An adverse-news notice may relate to an unrelated legal person
What an independent analyst will check
- Supplier legal entity and operating facility resolution
- Source of capacity, certification and contract claims
- Events relevant to buyer jurisdiction, goods and contractual dependence
Original sources and what they do not establish
NIST MEP Supplier Scouting
Documented public supplier-scouting pathway; Aperture must avoid claiming equivalent sourcing network or manufacturer validation.
What the paid output can look like
- Supplier evidence card
- Misidentification disposition log
- Repeat-file exception and escalation register
Where we stop
Aperture is not an ISO registrar, supplier-audit certification body or a continuously running proprietary supply-chain platform.
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