Episode 36 of Enterprise Tech with Fexingo dives into a growing but under-discussed challenge for large-account procurement teams: vendor bankruptcy risk. Lucas and Luna explore how Fortune 500s are moving beyond simple financial health checks to build early-warning systems that monitor supplier liquidity, payment patterns, and sub-tier dependencies. The hosts unpack a specific case from the 2025 collapse of a major enterprise SaaS infrastructure provider, explaining how procurement analytics flagged trouble months before the public filing. They discuss the role of automated supplier risk scoring, the integration of credit bureau data and alternative data like social sentiment into procurement workflows, and the tough decisions around when to trigger contingency plans. Lucas also shares how some companies now require suppliers to maintain minimum liquidity ratios and provide quarterly audited financial statements as part of standard contracts. The episode covers the tension between vendor relationship management and risk mitigation, and ends with a look at how AI models trained on supplier payment histories are outperforming traditional rating agencies at predicting defaults. A concrete, operator-focused episode for anyone managing large vendor portfolios. #VendorBankruptcyRisk #SupplierRiskManagement #ProcurementAnalytics #Fortune500 #EnterpriseTech #SupplierDefault #AIPredictiveModels #VendorFinancialHealth #EarlyWarningSystem #ProcurementStrategy #BusinessContinuity #SupplierConcentration #CreditRisk #EnterpriseSoftware #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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