DORA Lite ICT Third-Party Risk Checklist for SaaS Vendors
A lightweight DORA-adjacent ICT third-party risk workflow for SaaS teams selling to financial-sector customers while managing GDPR transfers.
DORA Lite is customer diligence readiness
Many SaaS vendors are not directly regulated financial entities, but financial-sector customers may still ask for ICT third-party evidence, resilience controls, subcontracting visibility, exit support, and incident cooperation.
Connect DORA questions to transfer records
If a vendor supports regulated financial customers and transfers personal data across borders, the DORA-adjacent review should connect ICT resilience, access, audit, exit, subcontractors, and location evidence.
Keep it lightweight and factual
A startup-friendly DORA Lite workflow should not pretend to be a full bank compliance program. It should prepare credible customer diligence evidence and highlight gaps for deeper review.
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