By embedding Xapien’s AI-powered background research directly into Certa’s leading Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) platform, compliance and procurement teams can now fully understand every counterparty in minutes, replacing manual background checks with comprehensive, automated intelligence at scale.
Certa, a named Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Third-Party Risk Management Tools for Assurance Leaders, and Xapien, the London-based AI-native enhanced due diligence platform today announced a strategic partnership to bring together best-in-class enhanced due diligence and intelligent compliance orchestration for enterprise third party management. Through this integration, Certa customers can now trigger, analyse, and absorb Xapien’s comprehensive background reports directly within the Certa platform, accelerating onboarding cycles from days to minutes.
As modern organisations face exponentially complex regulatory landscapes, global conflicts, and reputational risks, compliance and procurement leaders must move beyond basic database checks. True risk mitigation demands deep-dive background intelligence covering ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO), politically exposed persons (PEPs), sanctions, adverse media, and corporate structures. The Certa-Xapien integration eliminates traditional friction, enabling organisations to seamlessly initiate extensive due diligence and continuous reputational tracking within existing third-party onboarding, procurement, and risk governance workflows.
This milestone announcement occurs at a pivotal time for global corporate compliance. Enterprises are grappling with a surge in sophisticated financial crime, constantly evolving global sanctions regimes, and intensifying ESG and supply chain visibility mandates. Historically, deep-dive reputational and compliance due diligence required manual web searches, disparate data aggregators, or costly third-party investigative firms—siloed processes that delay critical business operations and risk oversight. For forward-thinking compliance executives, automating intelligence gathering at the point of choice is a foundational operational requirement to ensure enterprise integrity.
More broadly, the collaboration reflects a structural evolution in enterprise risk architecture. Organisations are aggressively shifting away from disconnected legacy platforms toward integrated, intelligent operating systems that deliver comprehensive visibility in real time. By unifying Certa’s agile workflow orchestration with Xapien’s sophisticated application of AI and advanced entity resolution, the joint offering delivers greater transparency across compliance, risk, and legal teams globally.
“Third-party risk doesn’t wait for your annual review anymore. Vendor exposure moves in real time and is front-page news. Partnering with Xapien gives our clients a deeper layer of background intelligence, matched to that speed. By combining Certa’s native AI TPRM orchestration with Xapien’s automated research, we’re replacing slow, manual investigations with the kind of real-time decision trust boards are now demanding.” – Jag Lamba, CEO and Founder of Certa
“Compliance, risk and procurement teams shouldn’t have to leave the tools they already use to get a clear picture of third-party risk. By embedding Xapien natively in Certa, that’s exactly what they get — full visibility on third-party risk, without switching platforms or slowing down. Due diligence stops being a bottleneck and starts helping teams make faster, better-informed decisions.” – Chris Green, CEO, Xapien
Through this integration, highly regulated organisations and those with complex and cascading third-party supply chains can benefit from a unified, frictionless experience that bridges supplier onboarding, compliance validation, and continuous risk monitoring. Xapien’s AI-driven, comprehensive, source-linked due diligence reports are presented natively within Certa’s user-friendly dashboards, enabling professionals to act on clear, risk signals immediately. This supports rigorous compliance and faster decision-making across global enterprises.
To learn more about how your organisation can leverage the combined power of the Certa and Xapien integration, please visit xapien.com or certa.ai.
About Certa
Certa is the leading platform for enterprise third-party risk management, compliance, and ESG — named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Third-Party Risk Management Tools for Assurance Leaders. Certa helps Fortune 500 firms manage risk across their entire third-party ecosystem through a no-code, AI-powered platform with 120+ ready-made integrations. Trusted by companies including Honeywell, Uber, Mars, and Box, Certa enables organizations to onboard faster, stay compliant, and manage risk at scale.
Visit certa.ai to learn more.
About Xapien
Xapien is setting a new standard in enterprise due diligence in today’s evolving risk landscape. With unparalleled accuracy and unprecedented performance anchored by tech innovation, Xapien’s AI-powered platform provides complete visibility of third-party risk across any business’s ecosystem without sacrificing commercial speed.
The firm, founded by deep technology experts with decades of experience in intelligence and financial crime, is trusted by the world’s largest companies, notable consulting firms and highly-regarded philanthropic/non-profit organisations.
For more information visit www.xapien.com.
