Early bird registrations have opened for South Africa’s most well know conference on debt collection.The 5th annual Debt Collection Conference – organised by Trade Conferences International - will take place on the 6 & 7 May 2020, at the Indaba Hotel, Fourways.

With digital disruption in the debt collection industry seems to be successfully adopted, replacing the traditional and inefficient ways of debt collection, attending the Debt Collection conference will help personnel in the debt collection space to keep abreast of new technology trends impacting on the industry.

Nearly 25 debt collection experts who will be addressing the audience on new developments and innovations within the debt collection industry, including technology and debt collection, legal framework, governance and compliance, call centre management, credit risk strategies, data analytic and the digital customer experience

Register today for the early bird discount of R2 500.00 per person

Normal registration fee for conference: R9400.00 + VAT = R10 350.00 p.p.

Early bird registration fee: R6 900 + VAT = R7 935.00 p.p. (Value until 10 December 2019)

To register as a delegate email Thunile Nkosi on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for sponsorship & exhibition enquiries call 011 803 1553 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Johannesburg - High level representatives of companies such as ADRA, PASA, Debt Rescue, Callforce, MFSA, Consumer Profile Bureau, Cornerstone Performance Solutions, Flemix & Associates, OVAG SA, Burnard Raaff & Associates and Tenacity Financial Services and more to be attendance at the third annual Debt Collection Conference 2017.

The event, to be held on 6 & 7 September 2017 at Indaba Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg, and hosted by Trade Conferences International (TCI), aims to attract professional dealing with debt collection, debt management, credit risk, debt & credit control, legal debt counselling & advisory, credit management as well as collection management and implementation.

Themes to be addresses includes current SA debt collection landscape,developing and managing strategies,focusing on customer engagement, credit risk management, governance, compliance and legal framework, new technology for efficient debt collection as well as the state, evolution and future of credit & debt collection industry.

Michandre Malan – Senior Project Manager at Trade Conferences International - said TCI has organised more than 400 events in the last fourteen years. Since we hosted the first Debt Collection in 2013, the event attracted over a 600 registered delegates and over 100 exhibiting companies includes: ABSA, African Bank, CrediCor, DirectAxis, Discovery, HTN Attorneys, PayM8, NRB Risk Solutions, Nedbank, FNB, Standard Bank, Uni-Collect, Woolworths Financial Services and more.This years’ conference is expected to attract over a 150 delegates. 

“TCI is your technology event organiser of choice and we believe that the event will be a success. We understand technology and have the ability to identify the right audience to showcase the latest technology developments in different industries. The event will allow both exhibitors and delegates an opportunity to network and explore new developments in the debt collection and credit risk industry.”

 Normal Registration fee: R8 600,00  + VAT = R9 804.00 p.p.

12% Discount: Group registration fee for 3 or more delegates: R7 568.00 + VAT = R8 627.52 p.p.

20% Discount Group registration fee for 5 or more delegates: R 6 880.00 + VAT = R7 843.20 p.p.

How to get invovled with this TCi signuture event:

To register as a delegate email Michandre Malan on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Exhibition enquiries are handled by Jason Joseph This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call both on 011 803 1553.

Trade Conferences International– South Africa’s leading financial conference organisers – is well positioned to bring potential delegates an event which will highlight the real issues concerning debt collection. The Debt Collection Conference aims to equip attendees with the correct knowledge and updated debt collection strategies, including information about analytical and technological aspects of debt collection, legal implications, risk assessment methods and consumer credit management.

Interest is high in TCi’s Debt Collection Conference with more than 20 delegates registered soon after registrations have opened.  Thus far, companies that have confirmed their attendance range from the banks, law firms and insurance sector, companies such as Nedbank, African Bank, Uni-Collect, The Workforce Group, Saya Recoveries, Pres Les and many more. TCI’s Debt Collection Conference 2016 will provide professionals in departments of collections, debt control, credit control, collection management and implementation, debt review, recovery and rehabilitation, call centres, loan processing operations, retail credit, vehicle finance, home loans, KYC & due diligence, customer relationship management, tax evasion & tax avoidance investigation, to list few, with information they need to be valuable contributors to their organisations’ strategy setting based on the latest valuable information from highly qualified industry leaders. Seats are selling fast, reserve yours today!

Attend this conference and gain valuable insights from key industry leaders such as:

Marina Short, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Profile Bureau

Michael Shackleton, Partner: Specialising in Debt Collection, Shackleton & Mohapi Attorneys

Shikesh Lalbahadur, Snr. Product Manager,Ninzi-Connect

Arnoud Van Den Bout, Chief Operating Officer, Arnoud van den Bout Attorneys

Carl Knight, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Intel

Gerald Mwandiambira, Acting CEO, South African Savings Institute

Mark Essey, Director, Debt-In

Greg Brill, Managing Director, Octagon Business Solutions

Peter Rafferty, Chief Executive Officer, Futuresoft

Fokion Natsis, PureCloud Lead and Head of Sales – Africa, Interactive Intelligence

Philani Shandu, Analyst: Applied Behavioural Economics, Genesis Analytics

Boitshepo Gaitate, Researcher: Applied Behavioural Economics, Genesis Analytics  

Neil Roets, Chief Executive Officer, Debt Rescue

Adv. Andries Cornelius, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Debt Collectors

Paul Slot, Director, Octogen

Mark Heyink, Compuscan   

 

The conference will encompass top notch presentations addressing topics such as: Overview of market with all regulations impacting the industry Improving debt collection systems and maintaining brand wellbeing Keeping up with changing trends in the debt collection space Actions to consider when your debtor has fled The changing landscape of debt collection and customer engagement in an omni-channel environment Using technology to collect debt Developments in (legal) debt collections Analytical & technological aspects of debt collection Governance, compliance and legal framework Unlocking the value of using behavioural economics in increasing debt repayment rates The state, evolution and future of debt collection  

SECURE YOUR SEAT NOW! 

Contact the project manager - 011 803 1553

Normal Registration Fee: R8 250.00 + VAT = R9 405.00

12% Group registration (3 or more): R7 436.00 + VAT = R8 276.40 p.p

20% Group registration (5 or more): R6 600.00 + VAT = R7 524.00 p.p

Alternatively contact TCI on +27 (0) 11 803 1553 For sponsorship opportunities and exhibition enquiries, contact Jason Joseph: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Held on 18 February at Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg, the Conference was attended by members of First National Bank, Nedbank, PASA, attorneys’ firms, the Consumer Profile Bureau and many others. Also in attendance were the Banking Ombudsman, Clive Pillay and Credit Intel Key Accounts Manager, Bennett Baloyi.

With each passing day, the debt collection industry awaits the promulgation of the notorious National Credit Amendment Bill; most notable for a proposed ban on the collection and sale of prescribed debt, which will see many debt collectors either close down completely or take significant financial knocks. Michael Shackleton spoke on the Bill and suggested that the proper implementation of the already existent National Credit Act would strike a fair balance between promoting the business of legal credit lenders and protecting debtors from unscrupulous lenders.

Shackleton also indicated that the NCAB will create greater regulation under which credit providers will have to operate, at a time when reduced regulation and the cutting of bureaucratic red tape is necessary to reduce unemployment and to cause small companies to thrive. Small companies are the engine of job creation in Gauteng.

Marina Short, CEO of the Consumer Profile Bureau, delivered an outstanding speech on regulatory data and the credit market. She is somewhat of an authority regarding credit and she genuinely provided valuable insights to all the attendees.

FutureSoft CEO, Peter Rafferty, spoke on the prescription of debt whilst advocate Hannelie Gray talked on emolument attachment orders.

Thav Reddy, Head of Compliance at Nedbank’s MFC division, educated attendees on how to manage the implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act.

Marie Smit, Compliance Manager at PASA, suggested measures on how to increase the security of payments, something which is surely on the mind of all, considering the technological developments of the present day and the so-called “scam artists” living by fraudulent means within the Republic of South Africa.

Leon Townsend delivered an incredible and interactive speech concerning strategies to limit fraud. He is Executive Director at Censeo and a Certified Fraud Examiner. His organisation assists credit providers to assess which debtors to provide loans to by determining which prospective debtors are the most prone to commit fraud.

The conference was chaired by Credit Intel Senior Legal Executive Michael Shackleton, who is well known as a leading attorney in debt collection.

It was a highly educational and thought provoking Conference which Credit Intel was glad to be part of. Credit Intel prides itself on professional service and seeks to become the authoritative voice on debt collection in South Africa. Being invited to present and give inputs at Conferences such as these indicates that many people are turning to Credit Intel as an authority on debt collection.

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No matter if you are opening accounts within the retail or banking sectors or assisting the job market in finding alternative employment, this verification can reduce your risk as well as the occurrence of potential fraud. Have you ever wondered how many times you have had a fraudulent identity document in front of you, but been none the wiser. Now V-Report can take care of the guesswork for you.

When using our new ID verification with photograph checks, you will receive real time confirmation to your inbox confirming the validity of an individual's personal information as well as the photograph on file associated with that individual at the South African Home Affairs Department. V-Report has two ID Verification with photograph checks on offer, the first option will verify the name and surname to the identity number provided and supply the associated photograph. The second option has more demographical information supplied, such as age, gender, citizenship and death status with the associated photograph being supplied.

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Once again, trying to assist clients as speedily as possible in making decisions, V-Report will soon be bringing the big four credit bureau's Transunion, Experian, Xpert Decision Systems (XDS) and Compuscan with real time credit checks to your inbox. Another positive step in the right direction we believe.

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With the current recession and reportedly South Africa in billion’s rand of debt including major corporations and banks feeling the pinch it has left our economy in bad state of financial affairs, which business owners and government aren’t willing to admit. The solution XTI Recoveries a debt collection firm with a unique approach to debt collection believes that businesses and government need to use debt collection as a means of recovering debt.

After a recent survey XTI Recoveries has found speaking to accountants and ex directors how businesses are dealing with losses and the shocking response? They either write off debts or hand over matters to attorneys which take months to recover adding on thousands of rand’s to have the debt recovered which is leading to liquidations and insolvency indicators of unpaid debt. The number of voluntary business liquidations increased by 71 % in 2014‚ while compulsory liquidations increased by 20 % over this period. This left XTI Recoveries puzzled why, would a business that currently has debt, create more debt, and the answer?

Business owners aren’t educated about the benefits of debt collectors nor do they trust them with their “bad books”.In the USA the leading economy President Obama has included in legislation the grave need and financial benefits of debt collectors towards the economy. “U.S. debt collection agencies were estimated to directly create $495 million of federal tax, $289 million of state tax and $221 million of local tax, for a combined tax impact of more than $1 billion.”XTI Recoveries believe that their unique business model and approach to debt collection is the future to minimize debts for the economy.

South Africans especially SME’s and start ups need to be educated about the benefits of debt collection. As SME’s and start ups are crucial future economic contributors to the economy. SME’s currently contribute 70% towards job creation, XTI recoveries feels strongly about assisting SME’s in minimising debt. 

For queries contact XTI Recoveries on:
Notes for editor Christi will be available for interview or any further queries upon scheduling

Contact details:
Christi Du-Plooy (owner)
Tel: 011 794 9877
Mobile 082 073 0594
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{pp}South African debtors have nowhere left to hide from SMSs reminding them of their overdue accounts.

Until recently, only big business had access to SMS functionality for reminding their clients of overdue accounts and monthly payments. One year ago, DebtHound began offering an affordable scheduled SMS service to SMMEs for the purpose of debt collection, and as of now has added bulk SMS to their list of services.