AI-Native Third-Party Risk Management
Strengthen Third-Party Risk Management with one AI-native platform that centralises Vendor Onboarding, Assessment Management and Continuous Monitoring—giving your organisation greater visibility, consistency and control across the entire third-party lifecycle.
One Platform
End-to-end Third-Party Risk
10 Days
Typical implementation
AI-Native
Intelligent workflows
7.6 FTE
Annual efficiency savings
Simplify Third-Party Risk Management with One Connected Platform
Managing third-party risk shouldn’t mean juggling spreadsheets, emails and disconnected systems. As organisations face growing regulatory expectations and increasingly complex supplier ecosystems, they need a smarter, more connected approach.
3rdRisk brings together every stage of the Third-Party Risk Management lifecycle into one AI-native platform, helping South African organisations improve oversight, automate manual processes and make better-informed risk decisions.
Gain a Clear, Consolidated View of Third-Party Risk
From Vendor Onboarding and Assessment Management to AI-driven Analysis, Continuous Monitoring and Issue & Action Management, 3rdRisk connects your entire Third-Party Risk Management programme in a single environment. By replacing fragmented processes with intelligent workflows, your teams can identify, assess, monitor and respond to third-party risk more efficiently while maintaining greater consistency across the organisation.
Business Outcomes
- Centralise Vendor Onboarding and Third-Party Risk Management
- Streamline Assessment Management with AI-native automation
- Gain a clear, consolidated view of third-party risk
- Continuously monitor third-party relationships in real time
- Improve collaboration between procurement, security, legal and compliance teams
- Replace manual processes with smart, automated workflows
See 3rdRisk in Action
Watch how organisations are simplifying Third-Party Risk Management by automating Vendor Onboarding, Assessment Management and Continuous Monitoring with 3rdRisk.
Ready to Strengthen Third-Party Risk Management?
Whether you’re replacing spreadsheets or looking to modernise your Third-Party Risk Management programme, SurTech can help you implement an AI-native solution that delivers greater visibility, stronger governance and more efficient risk management.
Key Capabilities for AI-Native Third-Party Risk Management
Managing third-party risk requires more than annual assessments and spreadsheets. 3rdRisk connects every stage of the Third-Party Risk Management lifecycle in one AI-native platform, helping your teams standardise processes, improve collaboration and gain greater confidence in every third-party decision.
Third-Party Catalogue & Vendor Onboarding
Build a trusted foundation for Third-Party Risk Management by centralising every third party in a single catalogue. Structured Vendor Onboarding workflows help your teams capture the right information from the outset, apply consistent governance and reduce manual administration.
Assessment Management & AI-Driven Analysis
Move beyond manual questionnaires and time-consuming document reviews. Assessment Management uses AI-driven Analysis to streamline assessments, evaluate supporting documentation, and help your teams complete reviews faster while maintaining consistency across all third parties.
Continuous Monitoring & Real-Time Insights
Third-party risk is constantly changing. Continuous Monitoring helps you stay informed by identifying changes across your third-party ecosystem and providing timely alerts, enabling your teams to respond before issues become business risks.
Issue & Action Management
Turn identified risks into managed actions. Assign owners, track remediation activities and monitor progress through structured workflows that improve accountability and provide a complete audit trail for every issue.
AI-Native Risk Detection
AI is embedded throughout the platform to help automate repetitive tasks, including document analysis, third-party risk profiling, country risk profiling and remediation support. This enables risk teams to spend less time on administration and more time evaluating material risks.
Your South African Diligent Partner
Technology alone doesn’t transform Third-Party Risk Management. Success depends on the right implementation approach, practical expertise and ongoing support.
As Diligent’s exclusive South African partner, SurTech combines world-class technology with local Governance, Risk and Compliance expertise to help organisations implement, optimise and mature their Third-Party Risk Management programmes.
Why organisations choose SurTech
- Exclusive Diligent partner for South Africa
- More than two decades of Governance, Risk and Compliance expertise
- Experienced local implementation consultants
- Trusted by leading South African public and private sector organisations
- End-to-end support from strategy through implementation and customer success
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about AI-native Third-Party Risk Management.
What is AI-native Third-Party Risk Management?
AI-native Third-Party Risk Management uses artificial intelligence throughout the entire lifecycle—not as an add-on feature. 3rdRisk applies AI to document analysis, Assessment Management, risk profiling, remediation support and continuous monitoring to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making.
What is included in the 3rdRisk platform?
3rdRisk supports the complete Third-Party Risk Management lifecycle, including Vendor Onboarding, Third-Party Catalogue, Contract Catalogue, Assessment Management, Issue & Action Management, continuous monitoring, AI-driven document analysis and real-time reporting.
How quickly can 3rdRisk be implemented?
3rdRisk follows a guided implementation approach using best-practice templates and configuration. Typical implementations are completed in approximately 10 days, depending on project scope and integration requirements.
Which regulations does 3rdRisk support?
3rdRisk follows a guided implementation approach using best-practice templates and configuration. Typical implementations are completed in approximately 10 days, depending on project scope and integration requirements.
Can 3rdRisk integrate with existing business systems?
Yes. 3rdRisk integrates with existing business applications and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams, helping organisations improve collaboration while maintaining a centralised approach to Third-Party Risk Management.
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