SHIFT · EU
EU vendor-of-vendor compliance fragmentation emerges as critical CFO and enterprise risk
EU member states are creating 27 divergent definitions of vendor risk and third-party compliance requirements, complicating enterprise procurement. CFOs must now vet not only direct vendors but their entire supply chains across jurisdictions.
WHY IT MATTERS
BFSI and enterprise buyers must build new compliance tooling and governance to track multi-tier vendor risk across EU. Drives demand for vendor-risk-management platforms and increases contracting costs.
Source: PYMNTS · 2026-10-02