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Know your supplier (KYS)

Assess your vendors and third parties before you sign

Check companies and individuals against sanctions lists, identify PEPs and review adverse media in a single search. Every assessment leaves a case file that supports the hiring decision.

  • Companies and individuals in the same search.
  • Lists, PEPs and adverse media: three angles of risk.
  • One case file for each third party assessed.

A third party's risk is also your risk

Hiring a sanctioned vendor, or one linked to a PEP, exposes your company to penalties, fines and reputational damage. Akifue turns every onboarding into an informed, documented decision.

Individuals and companies

Assess by name or legal name. The engine screens lists and tolerates variations, aliases and typos in the name.

Consolidated score

A single score brings together lists, PEPs and adverse media, so you can classify the third party as approved, under review or high risk.

Case file per third party

Every assessment is archived with its evidence and decision, ready to support the hiring before auditors and regulators.

Turn vendor onboarding into a control

Before approving a vendor, a single search is enough to know whether they pose a risk and to keep the evidence that you checked.

  1. Enter the vendor or third party. Legal name or individual, with an optional ID number.
  2. Screen lists, PEPs and adverse media. A consolidated result with a score for each angle of risk.
  3. Approve with evidence. Case file and PDF report that support the onboarding.

One assessment, three angles of risk

Sample result

The assessment result shows the consolidated score and the status of each angle of risk. If everything is in order, the vendor is approved and the case file is archived. See the scope of each plan in plans and pricing.

Sample case file (test data): Importadora del Istmo, S.A., a company in Panama
CheckResult
Sanctions lists (OFAC · UN · EU · UK)0 matches
PEP screening (legal representatives)No PEPs
Risk score (lists, PEPs and adverse media)0.12
Recorded decisionVendor approved · case file #AKF-20614 · 5-year retention

Frequently asked questions

What is vendor due diligence (KYS)?

It is the process of knowing and assessing the risk of a vendor or third party before and during the business relationship: checking that they are not on restrictive lists, identifying whether PEPs are involved and reviewing adverse media.

Can I assess companies and not just individuals?

Yes. Akifue lets you search both natural persons and companies (legal name), screening sanctions lists and leaving a case file with the result and the analyst’s decision.

Is there a record to support the hiring decision?

Yes. Every assessment generates a case file with user, date, sources, score and decision, exportable as a PDF report, which supports the hiring or onboarding process before auditors and regulators.

Onboard vendors with confidence and evidence

Review the plans and see the vendor due diligence flow: the search, the consolidated score and the case file of each third party.