Financial services and fintech

Debt collection for financial services and fintech companies

Unpaid loan repayments, lease arrears, merchant balances and fees from customers in other countries, collected by a licensed partner in the debtor's country. You pay only when money is recovered.

$0 upfront Licensed partners in the debtor's country REST API and webhooks for volume
Sound familiar?

Why financial services balances go unpaid across borders

You lend, lease and process payments for customers in many countries. Most pay. The ones that stop are spread across markets with their own rules.

Borrower moved abroad

The installments ran on time until the customer relocated, and now the account sits in another legal system.

Merchant balance after chargebacks

Refunds and chargebacks turned a merchant balance negative, and the merchant stopped answering once settlements ended.

Lease payments stopped mid-term

A business lessee in another country missed several payments, and nobody on your team is on the ground there.

Rules differ by country

Each country applies its own consumer credit, conduct and licensing rules, and one wrong step creates regulatory risk.

How Debitura helps

A licensed partner where the debtor lives

We match each claim to a vetted local partner that holds the licence or registration the debtor's country requires. You sign one agreement and follow every case on one platform.

Licensed where the debtor lives

Before a partner joins, we check its licence and registration and verify who it is. That matters most when the borrower is a consumer.

Consumer rules applied locally

The partner follows the national rules on forbearance, default charges and contact limits, such as the EU Consumer Credit Directive 2023/2225 and US Regulation F.

Business debtors checked locally

For B2B loans, leases and merchant balances, the partner checks the company's status and any insolvency filing in local registers.

Built for volume

Send claims from your own systems

Start with a CSV export of overdue accounts, then automate with the REST API and webhooks. Flag a case as a test case and point each webhook at test or live before you go live.

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  • CSV upload: send many overdue accounts at once from a spreadsheet export.
  • REST API and webhooks: create cases from your own systems and react to every status change.
  • Test before you go live: flag a case as a test case, and point each webhook at test or live.
How it works

From overdue invoice to money in your account

  1. Submit the claim

    Upload the agreement, the statement of account and the default notice if you sent one. You see the fee before you confirm.

  2. A local expert takes over

    We match the claim to a licensed partner in the debtor's country. You talk to them directly in the case chat.

  3. You get paid

    You get paid what is recovered, minus the partner's share. Court action only starts if you accept a quote.

See every step

How Debitura works · 2:39 · Lars Holdgaard, founder

Industry facts

Financial services receivables, in numbers

Fintechs, payment providers, leasing companies, B2B lenders, BNPL providers and insurers lend, lease or settle across borders and end up with unpaid balances owed by customers in other countries. A licensed partner in the debtor's country collects these pre-legal claims under local law, including the stricter rules that apply when the debtor is a consumer.

EU bank NPL ratio: 4.4% for SME loans, 1.8% overall

In June 2026, the non-performing loan ratio at EU/EEA banks was 1.8% overall, 3.3% for loans to companies and 4.4% for SME loans.

  • Mortgages1.2%
  • All loans and advances1.8%
  • Households2%
  • Non-financial corporations3.3%
  • Commercial real estate4%
  • SMEs4.4%
Source: European Banking Authority, EBA Risk Dashboard, Q2 2026. [1]

US BNPL loan charge-off rate was 1.83% in 2023

Large US BNPL lenders surveyed by the CFPB charged off 1.83% of loans in 2023, down from 2.63% in 2022.

  • 20192.47%
  • 20201.85%
  • 20212.44%
  • 20222.63%
  • 20231.83%
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, The Buy Now, Pay Later Market: Data Spotlight, 2025. [2]

55.6 days

In Coface's 2025 UK survey, finance companies offered average payment terms of 55.6 days, and more than half reported extending longer terms. [3]

$848

In 2023, US consumers took an average of $848 a year in BNPL loans from one lender, and 4.1% of BNPL loans were assessed a late fee. [2]

Rules that shape collection in financial services

20 November 2026

EU Consumer Credit Directive 2023/2225 applies from 20 November 2026

EU Member States must apply the new Consumer Credit Directive (EU) 2023/2225 from 20 November 2026. It brings buy now, pay later schemes into scope. [4]

Forbearance first

EU creditors must show reasonable forbearance before enforcing consumer debts

Under Directive (EU) 2023/2225, EU creditors must exercise reasonable forbearance, where appropriate, before starting enforcement against consumers, and Member States must cap extra default charges. [4]

Same defenses

EU consumers can raise the same defenses against an assignee

Under Directive (EU) 2023/2225, a consumer can plead against an assignee any defense available against the original creditor, and must be told of the assignment. [4]

Licensing

EU non-bank creditors must be admitted, registered and supervised

Directive (EU) 2023/2225 requires EU Member States to subject non-bank consumer creditors and credit intermediaries to admission, registration and supervision by an independent authority. [4]

Consumer debts only

FDCPA defines debt as personal, family or household obligations

The US Fair Debt Collection Practices Act defines 'debt' as a consumer obligation for personal, family or household purposes, so B2B loans and leases fall outside it. [5]

7 calls in 7 days

US collectors are presumed compliant at seven calls in seven days

Under US Regulation F, a debt collector is presumed compliant if it calls about a debt no more than seven times within seven consecutive days. [6]

Third-party figures and legal rules, checked on the source on 17 October 2026. They describe the industry, not Debitura's results. Rules change and depend on the contract and the debtor's country, so this is not legal advice.

Sources (6)
  1. European Banking Authority, EBA Risk Dashboard, Q2 2026 (2026). www.eba.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-09/26394108-1837-4b5b-bce2-fba1d3c574
  2. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, The Buy Now, Pay Later Market: Data Spotlight (2025). files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/cfpb_bnpl-market-report_2025-12.pdf
  3. Coface, 2025 United Kingdom Payment Survey: Companies face rising payment delays amid buyer cash flow concerns (2025). www.coface.com/content/download/85388/file/202510%20-%20Payment%20survey%20-%20U
  4. Official Journal of the European Union (EUR-Lex), Directive (EU) 2023/2225 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Directive 2008/48/EC (2023). eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/2225/oj
  5. U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo), United States Code, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692a (Definitions) (2026 (current edition)). www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/15/1692a?link-type=html
  6. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Regulation F (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act), 12 CFR 1006.14(b)(2) (2026 (current text)). www.consumerfinance.gov/rules-policy/regulations/1006/14/
What it costs

No Cure, No Pay, with the fee shown before you submit

No setup fee, no subscription and no retainer. If money is recovered, the success fee depends on where the debtor is and the size of the claim. Clients sending 20 or more claims a month to one country can ask about volume rates.

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Europefrom 6%

EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, the UK and Switzerland

Internationalfrom 7.5%

Every other country, including the United States

Preguntas frecuentes

Debt collection for financial services

¿Es Debitura una agencia de recobro?

No. Debitura is a debt collection platform. We match your case to a licensed local collection agency or law firm in your debtor's country, which does the collection under local law. We provide the agreement, the platform and the quality checks.

Do I have to pay anything upfront?

No. There is no setup fee, subscription or retainer. You pay a success fee only on money that is recovered. Legal action is quoted separately and only starts if you accept the quote.

Can you collect a single loan repayment from a borrower in another country?

Yes. Debitura covers undisputed unpaid invoices and loan repayments, pre-legal, from businesses and consumers. A licensed local partner in the borrower's country collects under local law. Portfolio sales of consumer credit-card, auto or student loans are outside this service.

Does the FDCPA apply when we collect from a business?

No. The FDCPA defines debt as a consumer obligation for personal, family or household purposes, so B2B loans, leases and merchant balances fall outside it. Consumer debts collected by third parties follow the FDCPA and Regulation F.

What changes on 20 November 2026 for consumer credit in the EU?

Member States must apply the Consumer Credit Directive (EU) 2023/2225 from that date. It brings buy now, pay later into scope, requires reasonable forbearance before enforcement and lets consumers keep their defenses after a claim is assigned.

Can we automate case creation?

Yes. Use the REST API and webhooks or CSV upload, and test with test cases before you go live.

Do we stay in control?

Yes. You decide whether to escalate, you approve payment plans over 12 months and discounts over 20%, and you can see every action the partner logs.

What does it cost?

From 6% in Europe and 7.5% elsewhere, depending on claim size and the debtor's country. See the full fee schedule.

Recover what customers abroad owe you

Create a free account and submit your first claim in two minutes. You see the fee and the partner before anything starts.