Vendor screening services
Know the supplier before the contract is signed.
VERIS screens suppliers, contractors, distributors and agents before you onboard them, in Singapore and Indonesia: legal existence, real owners, litigation, sanctions, reputation and, where it matters, whether the business exists as described.
Discuss your requirements- Registration
- Owners
- Business licence (NIB)
- Valid
- Beneficial owner
- Identified
- Site visit
- Address confirmed
Risk that registration documents alone won't show
A supplier can look legitimate on paper while carrying concerns about ownership, licensing, litigation, conflicts of interest or reputation. Engaging the wrong one can compromise operations, expose you to legal action and, in some cases, to the supplier's own wrongdoing.
Vendor screening runs a consistent set of checks on every supplier at onboarding. Where a supplier is higher-risk or high-value, it becomes full vendor due diligence, with deeper research, local-language sources and site visits.
Our Singapore office and Jakarta team each work from local records, because the records available differ by country. Read why vendor due diligence matters before signing.
Vendor screening checks, supplier by supplier
- Legal existence and registration (ACRA in Singapore, AHU and OSS in Indonesia)
- Directors, shareholders and beneficial owners, including links to your own staff
- Business licences and permits for the goods or services supplied
- Litigation, insolvency and regulatory actions
- Sanctions, politically exposed persons and adverse media in English and Bahasa Indonesia
- Site visits to confirm premises and operations for higher-risk suppliers
- Re-screening of existing suppliers on a schedule you set
Casework clients come back for
Source: VERIS case logs 2010–2026, consolidated and de-duplicated; client identities anonymised.
Screening or full due diligence, matched to the supplier
Scope follows the vendor's role and the risk they carry, drawn from six areas: registration and ownership, compliance and licensing, litigation, sanctions, adverse media and financial stability.
Vendor screening
Registration, ownership, sanctions and adverse media, run consistently at onboarding.
Vendor due diligence
Adds litigation, financial indicators, licensing and regulatory standing, and local-language research.
Site visits
Confirms the supplier's address and that it operates as described, at the scale it claims.
Panel and periodic screening
Batches of suppliers ordered, tracked and re-screened on a schedule you set, in VERISChecks.
Vendor screening where you operate
From our Singapore office
- Company, director and shareholder records from ACRA
- Litigation, insolvency and regulatory searches
- Sanctions, watchlist and politically exposed person screening
- Adverse media across English and regional sources
Often used by procurement and compliance teams, and by regulated firms managing third-party and outsourcing risk.
From our Jakarta team
- Company deed and ownership data from Ministry of Law (AHU) records
- Business licensing checks, including the NIB issued through OSS
- Court and litigation searches, sanctions and adverse media in Bahasa Indonesia
- Site visits to confirm a supplier's address and operations
Much of the relevant record is only available in Bahasa Indonesia. See due diligence vendor in Bahasa Indonesia.
When clients bring us in
- Onboarding a new supplier, contractor or service provider
- Appointing distributors, agents or resellers who act in your name
- Contract renewal, or a change of ownership at the vendor
- High-value, sole-source or government-facing suppliers
- Screening a whole supplier panel
- Periodic third-party risk reviews
Casework, in brief
On-site enquiries, multiple locations
On-site enquiries across multiple locations exposed inconsistencies in operational scale and licensing.
Beneficial ownership before signing
Identified politically exposed beneficial ownership and licensing issues involving a government intermediary, before the transaction proceeded.
Selected VERIS casework, as published on our reputational due diligence page. Client identities anonymised.
Reports separate verified facts from reported information, allegations and source commentary, and show the source behind every finding.
VERIS reports objectively and without advocacy, aligned with your internal policies and regulatory obligations. We act independently of transactions, investments and commercial negotiations: our role is to identify, analyse and report information, not to advocate outcomes or give legal, financial or investment advice.
Often part of a bigger picture
Vendor checks sit within the VERIS due diligence practice. When a supplier concern turns into suspected fraud, our investigations team takes it further.
What clients ask before engaging
What does a vendor onboarding check include?
Business registration and ownership, compliance and regulatory status, litigation history, sanctions screening, adverse media review and financial stability indicators, scoped to the vendor's role and risk.
How long does it take?
Most engagements complete within one to two weeks depending on scope and jurisdiction, with progress visible in real time in VERISChecks.
How is this different from KYC verification?
KYC is typically a regulatory-driven identity and ownership check tied to compliance obligations. Vendor checks are broader, also covering litigation, reputational and operational risk relevant to a supply-chain relationship.
What is the difference between vendor screening and vendor due diligence?
Vendor screening is a standard set of checks run on every supplier at onboarding: registration, ownership, sanctions and adverse media. Vendor due diligence goes further for higher-risk or high-value suppliers, adding litigation, financial indicators, local-language research and, where needed, site visits.
Do you screen suppliers in both Singapore and Indonesia?
Yes. Our Singapore office and Jakarta team each work from local records, and we cover other jurisdictions where your suppliers are based.
Can you screen an entire supplier panel?
Yes. Batches of suppliers can be ordered and tracked through the VERISChecks platform, with periodic re-screening on a schedule you set.
What are vendor screening services?
An outsourced check on each supplier before onboarding: registration, owners, licences, litigation, sanctions and reputation, reported in a consistent format so procurement can decide quickly.
Can vendor screening find conflicts of interest with our staff?
Yes. Checking owners and directors against your employee list, with consent where required, is one of the most common ways procurement fraud is found.
Ready to check your suppliers?
Tell us about the vendor or the panel, and we'll recommend screening or full due diligence for each.
Discuss your requirements