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RepRisk for banks

Integrate actionable business conduct and reputational risk data into your bank’s client and investment portfolios

Your trusted source for actionable risk intelligence at every stage of the client lifecycle

In today’s dynamic markets, banks must balance origination and growth with rigorous reputational, compliance, and financial business conduct risk management. RepRisk gives you timely, outside in risk intelligence, validated by experts and powered by advanced AI, to integrate risk considerations across the enterprise, from KYC and onboarding to transaction due diligence and portfolio oversight.

Banking use cases: where RepRisk adds value

  • Client onboarding & KYC
    Screen clients for business conduct and reputational risks. Automate risk monitoring and alerts for ongoing compliance.

  • Transaction due diligence
    Integrate RepRisk data into approval workflows for lending, project finance, trade finance, IPOs, and credit. Standardize checks.

  • Reputational risk management
    Detect risk early warning signals before they become financial liabilities. Benchmark against peers and sector trends.

  • ESR / sustainability frameworks
    Apply norms-based screening (UNGC, UNGPs, OECD, SDGs, SASB, EU Taxonomy, SFDR) to align financing decisions with your bank’s policies.

  • Third party & procurement risk
    Filter, monitor, and assess suppliers and third parties across onboarding and supply chains using Country-Sector metrics and watchlists.

Why leading banks trust RepRisk for risk intelligence

Actionable risk signals, not self-disclosures

RepRisk systematically screens 150,000+ public sources in 30 languages daily, intentionally excluding company self-reporting. This delivers a reality check on how clients and counterparties conduct business.

Regulatory and risk standards alignment

Support compliance with frameworks and internal policies, including the Equator Principles (EP4) and the UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking. Streamline risk assessments and evidence across products and geographies.

Enterprise integration at scale

Deploy data via Platform, Data Feeds (SFTP), API, and cloud/data partners (e.g., Snowflake, Bloomberg Terminal, FactSet), so frontline teams, risk, compliance, and sustainability functions all work from a single, consistent view.

Proven by global institutions

90+ of the world’s leading banks rely on RepRisk to power due diligence, KYC, reputational risk management, and policy compliance.

What you get: RepRisk’s core risk indicators for banks

  • RepRisk Index (RRI) A dynamic 0–100 score quantifying an entity’s exposure to business conduct and reputational risk, calibrated for practical thresholds and decay over time. Learn more
  • RepRisk Rating (RRR) An AAA–D letter rating that blends company-specific exposure with Country-Sector risk, supporting benchmarking and integration in credit and risk models. Learn more
  • UN Global Compact Violator Flag Identifies companies with high or potential risk of violating UNGC Principles, with visibility into operations vs. supply chain exposure. Learn more
  • Due Diligence Scores (DDS) Industry-first thematic scores (e.g., Human Rights, Nature & Biodiversity, Modern Slavery Acts, German Supply Chain Act) for seamless integration into KYC, underwriting, and portfolio processes. Learn more
  • SDG Risk Lens A mapping of 108 risk factors to the 17 SDGs, showing where a company may be reversing progress, with sector-based benchmarking. Learn more
  • Country–Sector Matrix & Geospatial Analytics Quantify risk at country, sector, and country-sector levels and assess proximity of extractive projects to biodiversity-sensitive sites for location-aware decisions. Learn more

“I use RepRisk regularly to support counterparty risk assessments and appreciate both the high quality of the data provided and the intuitive user experience on the platform. The RepRisk team is flexible and always a pleasure to work with.” - Valeria Krepis, Director Export Finance Origination

Built for banking workflows

RepRisk traces its roots to investment and commercial banking and is widely deployed for client onboarding and KYC, reputational risk management, client and transaction reviews, and compliance against internal policies and international standards.

Request a demo to see how RepRisk can help your bank reduce blind spots and act on early risk signals