accredis Inkasso GmbH & Co. KG

What accredis Inkasso GmbH & Co. KG does

accredis Inkasso GmbH & Co. KG (legally Creditreform Accredis GmbH) is a German volume debt collection (Mengeninkasso) company headquartered in Hürth, Germany, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Creditreform Group. The company specializes in receivables management and debt recovery services for enterprise clients, with primary verticals including telecommunications, eCommerce, credit institutions, building societies (Bausparkassen), and energy suppliers. Within the broader Creditreform network, accredis acts as a supraregional service center that processes collections on behalf of approximately 128-129 local Creditreform companies across Germany, and supports international cross-border collection via Creditreform International's footprint in 22-23 countries.

The company's core product portfolio spans the full receivables management lifecycle: Adressservices (address research using OCR-based postal return processing), Debitorenmanagement (outsourced invoicing and debtor bookkeeping with general ledger interface), Außergerichtlicher Forderungseinzug (out-of-court collection with electronic order validation and intelligent scoring), Gerichtlicher Forderungseinzug (judicial collection and 30-year monitoring of titled claims), Callcenterdienstleistungen (inbound/outbound telephone services with predictive dialing), and Globaldebtservices (international pre-trial collection). The underlying platform is an integrated IT system supporting media-discontinuity-free processing from invoicing through long-term monitoring, with native REST API integration for live client data exchange, interfaces to credit agencies and postal service providers, and a datawarehouse-based management information system supporting individualized reporting.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee based debt collection (success-based fees on pre-trial and judicial recovery), hit-based address research fees, managed services for outsourced debtor management, and call center services billed as part of broader client engagements. Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales with direct engagement to large creditors and intra-group service provision to Creditreform network members. The company operates under regulatory oversight as a registered debt collection service provider under §10 Abs. 1 RDG, is ISO 9001 certified (TÜV Rheinland, valid through April 2028), and holds memberships in BDIU and CCVD. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the firm reports no disclosed revenue, app presence, or independent funding activity.

Name

accredis Inkasso GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Creditreform Accredis GmbH

Website

https://accredis-inkasso.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

accredis is a German volume debt collection company and subsidiary of the Creditreform Group, providing pre-trial and judicial receivables management, address research, call center, and international collection services to enterprise clients in telecommunications, eCommerce, banking, building societies, and energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Debt Collection Services

NAICS

Collection Agencies (561440)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Third-Party Collection Agencies (Consumer) (FSAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accounts Receivable (Invoicing, Cash Application, Deductions) (BPAAAGAB)

Keywords

• Debt collection services
• Accounts receivable management
• Credit management services
• Consumer receivables recovery
• Call center collections

Headquarters

HQ city

Hürth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Debt Collection Services: Collection of outstanding receivables from telecommunications, eCommerce companies, credit institutions, building societies and energy suppliers. Includes pre-trial and judicial debt collection with success-based fees.
2. Address Research Services: Address investigation services with costs charged on a hit-based model (except registration office queries which are charged separately).
3. Call Center Services: Inbound and outbound telephone services including collection calls, dunning, sales and service calls billed as part of overall service engagement.
4. Debtor Management and Receivables Management: Outsourcing of invoicing, accounts receivable management, and debit subledger services including payment monitoring, telephone and written communication with debtors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

accredis Inkasso GmbH & Co. KG is a B2B debt collection service provider specializing in volume-based (Mengeninkasso) receivables management for corporate clients. The company delivers address research, pre-trial (amicable) and judicial debt collection, call center services, and global debt collection services, supporting creditors in recovering outstanding receivables efficiently.

Product overview

Accredis is a volume debt collection company offering an integrated suite of receivables management services built on a powerful IT platform. The core portfolio includes Adressservices (address research and debtor location), Debitorenmanagement (invoice creation and debtor accounting), Außergerichtlicher Forderungseinzug (pre-trial/out-of-court collection), Gerichtlicher Forderungseinzug (judicial collection and long-term monitoring), Callcenterdienstleistungen (call center services), and Globaldebtservices (international collection). The platform supports the entire receivables management process without media disruptions, from invoicing and commercial dunning through collection, judicial proceedings, to long-term monitoring of titled claims. Clients can exchange data via REST API and access information through an online creditor portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volume Debt Collection (Mengeninkasso) High-volume, B2B receivables management service for corporate creditors handling large portfolios of overdue consumer claims. Coordinates address research, amicable contacts, and escalation as a managed workflow.
• Address Research Locating current addresses of debtors to enable contact and recovery, supporting the upstream steps of the collection process for corporate creditors.
• Pre-trial (Amicable) Debt Collection Out-of-court debt recovery service through correspondence, calls, and negotiation with debtors, offered to corporate clients before escalation to judicial proceedings.
• Judicial Debt Collection Court-based debt enforcement service including obtaining enforceable titles and pursuing legal remedies on behalf of corporate creditors when amicable collection fails.
• Call Center Services Inbound and outbound customer contact services for collection campaigns, leveraging predictive dialing technology to maximize debtor contact rates for corporate clients.
• Global Debt Services (International Debt Collection) International debt collection service enabling corporate creditors to recover outstanding receivables from debtors located outside Germany through cross-border processes.
• Online Creditor Portal (Creditor Cockpit) Web-based self-service portal for corporate creditors to submit, track, and manage debt collection cases, with REST API integration for automated systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5 million active debt collection cases processed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Creditreform GruppecoreOthersParent company relationship. accredis is a subsidiary of Creditreform Group, Germany's leading provider of economic information, marketing data, and receivables management solutions. The group comprises 127-128 independent business locations in Germany, 162 companies in Europe and China, and approximately 158,000 member companies. accredis acts as a supraregional service center for the group.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PAIR Finance: AI-driven, digital-first debt collection platform operating across Germany and Europe. Targets the same enterprise verticals (telecom, eCommerce, financial services) with a technology-led approach that competes for the same clients accredis serves.

Broad incumbents

• Atradius Collections: Global B2B debt collection services provider with European footprint. Comparable in cross-border receivables management services to accredis's Globaldebtservices offering, though weighted toward commercial rather than consumer debt.
• Intrum: Europe's largest listed debt management and collection services group with broad geographic and product coverage. Overlaps with accredis's enterprise receivables management offering but at significantly larger and more diversified scale.
• Coface Collections: International credit insurance and debt collection group offering commercial receivables management across multiple jurisdictions. Comparable to accredis in cross-border B2B collection services but as part of a broader trade-credit insurance portfolio.

Direct peers

• BFS Finance (BFS Inkasso): German fintech-style debt collection company focused on digital-first B2C collection and receivables management. Competes with accredis for similar enterprise verticals with a more online-native operational model.
• EOS Group: One of Germany's largest debt collection service providers, offering B2C and B2B receivables management with comparable end-to-end pre-trial and judicial collection capabilities. Directly competes with accredis for enterprise clients across the same verticals.
• Riverty (formerly Arvato Financial Solutions): Bertelsmann-owned financial services and receivables management arm serving large European enterprise clients across telecom, eCommerce, and financial services — a directly comparable services portfolio and customer base to accredis.
• Lowell (formerly GFKL Lowell): Major European debt purchaser and collection services provider with strong German presence. Competes directly with accredis in third-party consumer collection and receivables management, including digital channels and enterprise B2B contracts.

Regional players

• Tesch Inkasso: Established German debt collection firm with full pre-trial and judicial collection services. Direct competitor within the German market, serving similar SME and enterprise clients with comparable traditional and digital collection capabilities.

Others

• Creditreform Gruppe: Accredis's parent organization and Germany's leading economic information and receivables management group. Included as a thematic reference point — accredis is operationally embedded within Creditreform and shares its infrastructure, brand, and member base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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