Vendor Risk & Compliance
Check vendors first;
always monitor risk.
Catch exposure early, prove compliance on demand, and give your team back the hours lost to chasing evidence.
Gatekeeper screens every third party before they sign and continuously monitors their risk afterwards.
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One platform for the whole third-party risk lifecycle.
Gatekeeper's vendor risk management software screens, scores, and approves every third party before they sign, then monitors risk and compliance continuously after onboarding.
Screen every third party before they get through the gate.
The business wants a new supplier live yesterday, so checks get rushed or skipped, and a third party is signed before anyone confirms it's safe.
Gatekeeper screens, scores and approves each vendor before a contract is signed. CCPA compliance, SOC 2 certifications, and security standards are checked automatically; non-compliant vendors get blocked, and compliant ones move forward fast.
Monitoring keeps running
after onboarding.
A questionnaire only tells you what a supplier looked like on the day they completed it, a point-in-time assessment that can quickly go stale.
Real-time vendor risk monitoring keeps you informed of every vendor’s financial stability and cybersecurity posture, so new risks are surfaced as they emerge.
If a vendor runs into financial trouble, has a data breach, or lets a certificate lapse, you know when it happens rather than at the next annual review.
A risk finding
that reaches the contract.
In many setups, the risk score lives in one tool and the contract in another, so a due diligence finding never becomes an obligation anyone tracks.
Gatekeeper keeps risk and the contract on one record. A finding from screening carries into the agreement as a clause, a condition, or a tracked obligation, and stays monitored after signature.
Unifying vendor risk with contract lifecycle management gives you a single source of truth for every vendor.
Instant risk response.
Risk detection triggers immediate vendor outreach and investigation through automated workflows.
Vendors are contacted for clarification, additional documentation is requested and management is alerted, while complete audit trails capture every action automatically for regulatory peace of mind.
Audit readiness as a steady state,
not a project.
Every screening, check, and monitoring event writes to a current audit trail, so evidence is ready before an auditor asks.
You get an auditable, repeatable process that supports regulatory requirements: proper screening at onboarding, monitored financial and compliance viability, and a documented exit, mapped to the frameworks that apply to you, including DORA, SOC 2 and GDPR.
When a regulator or funder asks, you can prove you did your due diligence in hours rather than days.
Agents do the collecting
and the chasing.
Gatekeeper's AI Agents handle the collecting, chasing and checking behind risk and compliance, from onboarding checks to ongoing monitoring.
Vendors keep their own compliance documents current through a self-service portal, leaving your team to focus on exceptions and decisions.
50+
AI Agents built on one unified record
- 400+
- hours saved per audit cycle
- 95%
- faster contracting time
- $1.3M
- average savings from eliminating unwanted renewals
- 24/7
- AI-driven intelligence, powered by Gatekeeper AI
AI AGENTS
AI-powered capabilities
that accelerate risk and compliance.
DDQ Approval Agent
Automates questionnaire distribution, evidence collection and follow-up.
Security Policy Review Agent
Reviews security policies against consistent criteria and surfaces gaps for faster assessment.
SOC 2 Approval Agent
Extracts key details from SOC 2 reports and surfaces exceptions.
Insurance Certificate Review Agent
Validates coverage levels and flags certificates that are insufficient or lapsed.
ESG Review Agent
Assesses vendor ESG submissions against your standards and surfaces gaps.
AI Due Diligence Review Agent
Evaluates vendor AI use and surfaces governance, data and compliance risks.
Why Gatekeeper
One record for every vendor relationship.
Chase nothing.
Agents collect and follow up on every certificate and attestation.
Prove it on demand.
A complete audit trail sits behind every vendor decision.
Catch risk before signature.
Screening happens pre-contract, not after.
See every third party in one view.
Risk, contracts and spend on a single record.
case study
How Police Bank unified vendor management with Gatekeeper
Police Bank transformed procurement through risk-first onboarding, Smart Forms, and a unified platform that simplifies compliance and vendor management.
one unified record
Every capability, connected.
One single source of truth.
Customer and vendor contracts, obligations, and renewals in one record.
See spend against contract.
Contract value sits next to what is actually being spent.
No single point of failure.
Contract knowledge lives in the platform, so nothing is lost when someone changes role or leaves.
Draft from approved templates.
Every agreement starts from language Legal already trusts.
Maintain control of the clause library.
Guard-railed templates keep off-policy wording from going out.
Nothing renews unnoticed.
Every renewal date tracked, with owners and reminders set automatically.
Case studies
Real teams, real results.
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How Canstar centralised supplier contract management and prevented auto-renewals without review
case study
“We now have a central place to see every renewal coming up throughout the year, so there are no more surprises, no more last-minute reviews, and no more accidental auto-renewals.”
Chelsea Simmons
Legal Counsel, Canstar Pty Ltdership
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How Redwood Logistics automated contract renewal reviews with Gatekeeper Agents
case study
“Gatekeeper’s Agents handle the work my team would normally do at the start of every renewal. It is 95% faster to get the context we need, on every renewal, hundreds of times a year.”
Gubio Henrique
SVP of Sourcing and Purchasing, Redwood Logistics
Explore Redwood Logistics
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How CompSource Mutual reduced executive review time by 95% with Gatekeeper Agents
case study
“Deploying Gatekeeper’s agents has been transformative for our organisation. It’s freed up so much time for us to focus on more strategic projects, and it’s really got our gears going on what we can do in the future.”
Tim Harvey
Procurement Director, CompSource Mutual Insurance
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One unified platform for every team
Built for finance, procurement and legal teams.
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For Procurement
→Onboard and contract faster, without cutting corners.
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Compliant onboarding
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Risk-aware contracts
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Supplier performance & savings
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For Legal
→Keep every contract defensible, without slowing the deal.
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Contract review
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Clause control
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Faster redlines
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Screen every third party, continuously monitor risk, and prove compliance on demand.
See how Gatekeeper keeps vendor risk and compliance current on one platform.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about vendor risk and compliance.
How do AI Agents support vendor risk and compliance?
Gatekeeper has dedicated AI Agents to support vendor risk and compliance across the third-party lifecycle.
For example, the DDQ Approval Agent automates questionnaires and evidence collection, the Insurance Certificate Review Agent validates coverage, and the ESG Review Agent assesses vendor ESG submissions against your standards.
Other specialist Agents review security policies and SOC 2 reports, assess vendor AI use, check DORA compliance and extract risks for your risk register. Together, they automate the repetitive work and surface the exceptions that need your team’s attention.
How is continuous vendor monitoring different from an annual risk assessment?
An annual assessment captures a third party at one moment, so the data can be months old by the time anyone acts on it.
Continuous monitoring keeps the vendor record current as financial, cybersecurity, sanctions and other risk indicators change, so new risks surface when they emerge.
Which regulations and frameworks does Gatekeeper monitor?
Gatekeeper supports third-party risk and compliance work across requirements and frameworks including DORA, SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS and ESG reporting.
AI Agents check each third party against the requirements that apply, collect the evidence and maintain the audit trail.
How does Gatekeeper screen a vendor before onboarding?
Before approving a third party, Gatekeeper runs screening and due diligence across identity and sanctions, financial health, security posture, and the compliance evidence required for the relationship.
The Due Diligence Agent gathers the required evidence and chases what is missing, so you can assess each vendor against your risk and compliance requirements before onboarding. Every finding stays connected to the vendor record, giving your team the evidence they need to make an informed decision.
How does a risk finding get into the contract?
Because Gatekeeper holds risk and contracts on one record, a due diligence finding does not stop at a score.
It carries into the agreement as a clause, a condition, or a tracked obligation, so the protection you identified during screening is written into the contract and monitored after signature.
Does Gatekeeper use my data to train its AI?
Gatekeeper's Agents work on your data to do your work, not to train external models. Your contract and vendor data stay inside your instance under your existing permissions.
What is vendor risk management software?
Vendor risk management software gives you one place to assess, monitor and manage the risk each third party brings into the business.
Gatekeeper does this on one platform, with AI agents collecting evidence and linking every finding to the relevant contract.
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