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What DORA asks of your vendors

Financial entities listed in Article 2(1), including credit, payment and e-money institutions, investment firms, crypto-asset service providers and insurers; ICT providers are reached through their contracts, and critical ones are overseen directly (Article 31). Applies since 17 January 2025. Regulation (EU) 2022/2554

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6 requirements that reach your vendors

Each provision, the evidence that usually supports it, and how many vendors in the index publish that evidence. Reviewed 21 Sep 2026.

Article 28(4)

Due diligence before contracting

Before entering into a contractual arrangement on ICT services, a financial entity shall identify and assess the relevant risks and "undertake all due diligence on prospective ICT third-party service providers".

  • Independent security assurance

    758 vendors in the index

    A current SOC 2 report or ISO/IEC 27001 certificate is the usual evidence that a supplier operates appropriate security measures.

  • Security testing and documentation

    441 vendors in the index

    A penetration test report, a completed standard questionnaire (SIG, CAIQ, HECVAT) or security documentation shows how the supplier tests and runs its controls.

Article 28(5)

Appropriate information security standards

Financial entities "may only enter into contractual arrangements with ICT third-party service providers that comply with appropriate information security standards".

  • Independent security assurance

    758 vendors in the index

    A current SOC 2 report or ISO/IEC 27001 certificate is the usual evidence that a supplier operates appropriate security measures.

Article 30(2)(b)

Locations of services and data

The contract must state the regions or countries where the ICT services will be provided and where data will be processed, including the storage location, and require notice before any change.

  • Where data is hosted and processed

    245 vendors in the index

    The regions or countries where the service runs and data is stored, from the vendor or its subprocessor list.

Article 30(2)(c)

Protection of data, including personal data

The contract must cover availability, authenticity, integrity and confidentiality in relation to the protection of data, including personal data.

  • Data processing agreement

    191 vendors in the index

    The DPA is where processing instructions, confidentiality, security, sub-processing and audit rights are written down.

  • Independent security assurance

    758 vendors in the index

    A current SOC 2 report or ISO/IEC 27001 certificate is the usual evidence that a supplier operates appropriate security measures.

Article 30(2)(f)

Assistance with ICT incidents

The provider must assist the financial entity, at no additional cost or at a cost determined in advance, when an ICT incident related to the service occurs.

  • Incident response and notification

    304 vendors in the index

    An incident response plan or a published notification commitment shows how and when the supplier tells customers about incidents.

Article 30(3)(c)

Business contingency plans for critical functions

Where the service supports a critical or important function, the provider must implement and test business contingency plans and have ICT security measures, tools and policies in place.

  • Business continuity and disaster recovery

    339 vendors in the index

    A BC/DR plan, or an ISO 22301 certificate, shows the supplier plans and tests for disruption.

Vendors publishing the most DORA evidence

Among the most-searched vendors in the index, ranked by how many of the requirements above their public evidence reaches. Open one to see each item with its date and source.

Questions buyers ask

What does DORA require from vendors?

Due diligence before contracting (Article 28(4)); Appropriate information security standards (Article 28(5)); Locations of services and data (Article 30(2)(b)); Protection of data, including personal data (Article 30(2)(c)); Assistance with ICT incidents (Article 30(2)(f)); Business contingency plans for critical functions (Article 30(3)(c)). Each is listed below with the evidence that may support it.

Who does DORA apply to?

Financial entities listed in Article 2(1), including credit, payment and e-money institutions, investment firms, crypto-asset service providers and insurers; ICT providers are reached through their contracts, and critical ones are overseen directly (Article 31). Applies since 17 January 2025.

Is a SOC 2 report enough for DORA?

A SOC 2 report or ISO 27001 certificate may support the security parts of DORA, but locations of services and data, assistance with ict incidents, business contingency plans for critical functions need other evidence. Confirm sufficiency with your counsel or auditor.

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This maps third-party obligations to the vendor evidence that may support them. It is not legal advice and never a statement that a vendor or its customers comply; confirm scope and sufficiency with your counsel or auditor. “No public evidence” means nothing public was found at the last check. Citations link to the official text.