Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance FAQ
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
FAQ Document for Supplier
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Supplier Management Program @ SAP
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
FAQ Document for Supplier
Version 1.0
FAQ Document for Supplier
PUBLIC
Supplier Management Program @ SAP
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
FAQ Document for Supplier
Version 1.0
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
FAQ Document for Supplier
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Version: Status: Date:
1.0 Final 15.02.2024
Change History:
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Document Identification:
Document Owner:
GPO / GFSS / CTrO
Version: Status: Date:
1.0 Final 15.02.2024
Change History:
Version: Change date: Changed by: Main Change:
0.1 30.11.2023 Züleyha Özalp Draft
0.5 30.11.2023-
15.02.2024
RTO/CTrO/CISA/PMO/GFSS/GPO Review
1.0 15.02.2024 Züleyha Özalp Final
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
FAQ Document for Supplier
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Table of contents
1. What is Financial Services Regulatory Compliance? ........................................................................ 4
2. Why is this questionnaire required? ......................................................................................................... 4
3. What are FS Subcontractors (critical subcontractors)?................................................................... 4
4. What is the intent of a List of FS Subcontractors?.............................................................................. 4
5. Representative in the EU ............................................................................................................................... 4
6. Company Profile PDF ...................................................................................................................................... 5
7. Why are regular updates to the List of FS Subcontractors required? ....................................... 5
8. How to fill the FS Subcontractor Questionnaire ................................................................................. 6
8.1 General Subcontractor Information ........................................................................................................................................ 6
8.2 EU Representative Details ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
8.3 FS Subcontractor Level and Parent Details.................................................................................................................... 10
8.4 Supplier Details .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
8.5 Example of a completed FS subcontractor questionnaire.................................................................................. 12
9. Contacts for questions ................................................................................................................................. 13
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Table of contents
1. What is Financial Services Regulatory Compliance? ........................................................................ 4
2. Why is this questionnaire required? ......................................................................................................... 4
3. What are FS Subcontractors (critical subcontractors)?................................................................... 4
4. What is the intent of a List of FS Subcontractors?.............................................................................. 4
5. Representative in the EU ............................................................................................................................... 4
6. Company Profile PDF ...................................................................................................................................... 5
7. Why are regular updates to the List of FS Subcontractors required? ....................................... 5
8. How to fill the FS Subcontractor Questionnaire ................................................................................. 6
8.1 General Subcontractor Information ........................................................................................................................................ 6
8.2 EU Representative Details ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
8.3 FS Subcontractor Level and Parent Details.................................................................................................................... 10
8.4 Supplier Details .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
8.5 Example of a completed FS subcontractor questionnaire.................................................................................. 12
9. Contacts for questions ................................................................................................................................. 13
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Supplier Management Program @ SAP
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
The purpose of this document is to provide additional information to service providers who have received a
request to complete the Financial Services (FS) Regulatory Compliance Questionnaire.
1. What is Financial Services Regulatory Compliance?
SAP’s FS customers are subject to strict outsourcing regulations. One example is the European Banking
Authority (EBA) Guidelines on outsourcing arrangements (EBA/GL/2019/02). These guidelines outline a
comprehensive approach to the outsourcing of services, including software and cloud services, by financial
institutions in the EU.
2. Why is this questionnaire required?
SAP is committed to helping FS customers follow their regulatory requirements and to do so, SAP provides
transparency into FS Subcontractors in the supplier chain. The questionnaire is required to identify the List of
FS Subcontractors in the supplier chain.
3. What are FS Subcontractors (critical subcontractors)?
A third-party providing services to SAP (directly or indirectly as a Subcontractor) will be considered an “FS
Subcontractor” under SAP’s Financial Services Supplemental Terms (“FSST”) if a service outage and/or
unavailability of the sub-outsourced service provided by the third-party would adversely impact its ability to
provide the Service to SAP. To put it in a nutshell: FS Subcontractors are those suppliers that SAP uses in the
delivery of its Services to FS Customers.
4. What is the intent of a List of FS Subcontractors?
SAP will disclose and make available the list of FS Subcontractors to FS customers using a subscription
process in the customer-facing portal SAP Support Portal.
5. Representative in the EU
If the Supplier is located outside the European Union, it must name in the questionnaire a representative
located in the EU for the purpose of receiving notifications from the FS Regulators.
If the Supplier is unable to designate an EU-based Representative, SAP under certain circumstances may act
as the EU representative but only for the purpose of forwarding notifications to the Supplier.
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Supplier Management Program @ SAP
Financial Services Supplemental Terms Compliance
The purpose of this document is to provide additional information to service providers who have received a
request to complete the Financial Services (FS) Regulatory Compliance Questionnaire.
1. What is Financial Services Regulatory Compliance?
SAP’s FS customers are subject to strict outsourcing regulations. One example is the European Banking
Authority (EBA) Guidelines on outsourcing arrangements (EBA/GL/2019/02). These guidelines outline a
comprehensive approach to the outsourcing of services, including software and cloud services, by financial
institutions in the EU.
2. Why is this questionnaire required?
SAP is committed to helping FS customers follow their regulatory requirements and to do so, SAP provides
transparency into FS Subcontractors in the supplier chain. The questionnaire is required to identify the List of
FS Subcontractors in the supplier chain.
3. What are FS Subcontractors (critical subcontractors)?
A third-party providing services to SAP (directly or indirectly as a Subcontractor) will be considered an “FS
Subcontractor” under SAP’s Financial Services Supplemental Terms (“FSST”) if a service outage and/or
unavailability of the sub-outsourced service provided by the third-party would adversely impact its ability to
provide the Service to SAP. To put it in a nutshell: FS Subcontractors are those suppliers that SAP uses in the
delivery of its Services to FS Customers.
4. What is the intent of a List of FS Subcontractors?
SAP will disclose and make available the list of FS Subcontractors to FS customers using a subscription
process in the customer-facing portal SAP Support Portal.
5. Representative in the EU
If the Supplier is located outside the European Union, it must name in the questionnaire a representative
located in the EU for the purpose of receiving notifications from the FS Regulators.
If the Supplier is unable to designate an EU-based Representative, SAP under certain circumstances may act
as the EU representative but only for the purpose of forwarding notifications to the Supplier.
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6. Company Profile PDF
FS customers have due diligence obligations and oftentimes require SAP to share service provider
information upon request. Please refer to SAP Corporate Fact Sheet as an example.
7. Why are regular updates to the List of FS Subcontractors required?
FS customers have an obligation under applicable financial services outsourcing requirements to conduct
ongoing risk assessments of their IT outsourcing relationships, including all levels of the supply chain. SAP is
contractually obligated to provide FS customers with lists of FS Subcontractors and to notify FS customers of
any changes or additions to the list. As such, SAP requires its FS Subcontractors to provide updates to any
planned new or changed subcontracting. Although completion of the FS Regulatory Compliance
Questionnaire will be required at regular intervals, FS subcontractors are still required, per the terms of the
FSST, to provide SAP of notice of any planned or new sub outsourcing at least 120 days in advance.
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6. Company Profile PDF
FS customers have due diligence obligations and oftentimes require SAP to share service provider
information upon request. Please refer to SAP Corporate Fact Sheet as an example.
7. Why are regular updates to the List of FS Subcontractors required?
FS customers have an obligation under applicable financial services outsourcing requirements to conduct
ongoing risk assessments of their IT outsourcing relationships, including all levels of the supply chain. SAP is
contractually obligated to provide FS customers with lists of FS Subcontractors and to notify FS customers of
any changes or additions to the list. As such, SAP requires its FS Subcontractors to provide updates to any
planned new or changed subcontracting. Although completion of the FS Regulatory Compliance
Questionnaire will be required at regular intervals, FS subcontractors are still required, per the terms of the
FSST, to provide SAP of notice of any planned or new sub outsourcing at least 120 days in advance.