Fédération FIGEC

What Fédération FIGEC does

Fédération FIGEC (Fédération Nationale de l'Information d'Entreprise, de la Gestion de Créances et de l'Enquête Civile) is a French non-profit professional federation founded in 1936 and headquartered at 60 avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine. It serves as the national trade association representing companies active in three sectors of customer risk management: business information (Information d'Entreprise), debt collection and debt purchase (Gestion de Créances), and civil investigation (Enquête Civile, added in 2015). Its membership spans the full size spectrum, from startups and SMEs through ETIs (mid-sized firms) to bank subsidiaries and international groups.

FIGEC operates an online platform comprising a public website, member portal (espace adhérent), online mediation service for member-customer disputes, and contact/mediation forms. The federation does not develop proprietary AI or technical products; its digital infrastructure is service-oriented and administrative. Core technology is essentially a standard association web platform, supplemented by dedicated sub-platforms including Place Escange (B2B marketplace) and Délais de Paiement (payment delays observatory).

The revenue model is membership-based, with recurring subscription fees paid by member companies in exchange for representation, certification, mediation, networking, and regulatory advocacy. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is likely tiered by company size. Beyond membership fees, FIGEC monetizes influence through partnerships with European federations (FENCA, FEBIS), institutional partners (MEDEF, Banque de France, CPME), and a broader ecosystem of training, insurance, and technology partners. Leadership comprises President Nicolas Da Costa, Delegate General Sébastien Bouchindhomme, with former President Charles Battista (elected 2017) having led a prior administration.

Name

Fédération FIGEC

Legal name

Fédération Nationale de l'Information d'Entreprise, de la Gestion de Créances et de l'Enquête Civile

Website

https://figec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fédération FIGEC is a French non-profit trade association founded in 1936 that represents companies in business information, debt collection, and civil investigation, serving members from startups to international bank subsidiaries in the customer risk management sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Trade Federation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

Keywords

• Professional federation
• Business information services
• Debt collection industry
• Civil investigation services
• Trade association

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuilly-sur-Seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: FIGEC generates revenue through membership fees from companies (start-ups, SMEs, ETIs, bank subsidiaries, large groups) operating in business information, debt collection, and civil investigation sectors. Members join to access the professional community, regulatory representation, and federation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fédération FIGEC is a French professional federation representing companies active in business information (information d'entreprise), debt collection and debt purchase (recouvrement et rachat de créances), and civil investigation (recherche civile). It delivers professional mediation, certification for civil investigators (Commissaire Professionnel d'Investigation — CPI), regulatory advocacy toward French authorities, and collective representation of its member firms. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, it operates as a not-for-profit trade association (association à but non lucratif).

Product overview

Fédération FIGEC (Fédération Nationale de l'Information d'Entreprise, de la Gestion de Créances et de l'Enquête Civile) is a French trade association representing companies in business information, debt collection, and civil investigation sectors. As a professional federation rather than a product company, FIGEC does not offer a distinct product portfolio. Its member companies provide three core service categories: Information d'Entreprise (business information, solvency data, and failure prevention), Gestion de Créances (debt collection for third parties and debt acquisition), and Enquête Civile (civil investigation services). The federation serves as a representative body advocating for customer risk management companies in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional mediation service (Médiation FIGEC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of amounts recovered are recovered amicably
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FENCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean federation representing debt collection and credit management associations. FIGEC is a member and participates in European advocacy and knowledge sharing.
• FEBIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Federation of Business Information Services. FIGEC collaborates on GDPR, data protection, scoring, and rating issues at European level.
• OPCO EPminorOthersProfessional training fund operator, part of FIGEC's institutional partner network.
• Délais de PaiementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPayment delays observatory and platform, part of FIGEC's mission to address payment delays.
• AFDCCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Française des Crédits Managers, collaborates with FIGEC on credit management issues.
• ESARP (Ecole de Detective)minorOthersDetective school for civil investigation training, part of FIGEC's ecosystem.
• APICILminorOthersInsurance group, professional insurance provider referenced in FIGEC's partner ecosystem.
• MEDEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance's largest employer federation. FIGEC collaborates on business and economic policy issues.
• Banque de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral bank and payment observatory. FIGEC partners on payment delays and credit risk issues.
• CEDAPminorOthersConsumer credit observatory, institutional partner.
• FFSPminorOthersPrivate security federation, collaborates on regulatory matters.
• CPMEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConfederation of French small and medium enterprises, institutional partner.
• L'Alliance des ServicesminorOthersService sector alliance, institutional partner.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• FNMF or another French sector federation (e.g., FNAIM for real estate): FNAIM is a major French sector federation comparable to FIGEC in operating model (non-profit trade body, membership dues, advocacy), though serving real estate rather than credit risk management. It illustrates the broader federation template FIGEC operates within.

Regional players

• ACA International: ACA International is the US trade association for the credit and collection industry. It is functionally comparable to FIGEC as a national industry body, though operating in a distinct legal and market context.
• UNIREC: UNIREC is the Italian federation of debt collection companies. It is directly comparable to FIGEC as a national trade body for the receivables industry, but is regional in scope rather than French.
• BDIU (Bundesverband Deutscher Inkasso-Unternehmen): BDIU is the German debt collection industry association, closely comparable to FIGEC in mandate and structure. It serves German rather than French members and operates within a different regulatory environment.
• Credit Services Association (CSA): The CSA is the UK trade association for the debt collection and credit services industry. It is comparable to FIGEC as a membership body representing collection firms, but operates in the UK regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): MEDEF is France's largest general employer federation and a core FIGEC partner. While broader in mandate than FIGEC, it is structurally comparable as a French non-profit federation representing employer interests at the national policy level.
• FENCA (Federation of European National Collection Associations): FENCA is the umbrella European federation of which FIGEC is a member. It is comparable as a federation representing national debt collection associations but operates at a broader European scope and coordinates cross-border advocacy.
• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises): CPME is the French confederation representing SMEs. It is comparable to FIGEC as a national employer/professional federation, though broader in constituency and focused on small and medium enterprises.

Direct peers

• FEBIS (Federation of European Business Information Services): FEBIS represents European business information providers and is a core FIGEC partner covering the information d'entreprise pillar. It is directly comparable as a federation focused on business information services, with overlapping GDPR/data protection advocacy themes.
• AFDCC (Association Française des Crédits Managers): AFDCC is the French association for credit managers, addressing a closely overlapping constituency in credit risk and receivables management. It is directly comparable to FIGEC as a national professional body serving French companies, although focused on the credit manager persona rather than the full information/collection/investigation value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/figecfrance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe1qq1DlcP6K8rbQv-Tw4cw/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/figec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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