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Marwin Ramcke, CEO, standing in a blue suit, with his right hand in his trouser pocket, in a bright room.

Interview: EOS Board on the 2023/24 financial year

7 min.
The EOS Board on the 2023/24 financial year: How business has developed in the regions, why sustainability remains a key focus area, and how EOS is optimally prepared for the future.
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ESG: EOS has a clear agenda for environmentally conscious and socially responsible action. Corporate Responsibility experts see to it that the strategy is being implemented in the national companies.

ESG experts promoting sustainability at EOS internationally

4 min.
Commitment to strategy: Sustainability is becoming a success factor for financial companies. ESG experts at EOS are driving environmentally conscious and socially responsible action internationally.
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Innovation contest: The winning team presented artificial intelligence (AI) that can independently make and receive call center calls.

Innovation contest: When employees shape the future with AI

3 min.
Now for the third time, EOS was calling on its employees to take part in the innovation contest. The goal: promoting international collaboration and enhancing performance.
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Fair debt collection: A defaulting consumer processes his payment easily and anonymously by smartphone.

Fair debt collection: A question - EOS has concrete answers

3 min.
The central question in responsible debt collection is: How do we handle defaulting consumers? As EOS demonstrates, there is more than one good answer to this question.
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Unsecured receivables: Image shows two people looking at an invoice together.

Unsecured receivables: How EOS stabilizes companies.

3 min.
Whether they are a bank, energy utility, telecoms or e-commerce firm, EOS helps businesses from a wide range of sectors to reliably plan ahead by purchasing their unsecured receivables.
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Kollecto+ is the digital collection system of EOS.

Digital debt collection system: The success story of Kollecto+

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Almost half of EOS national subsidiaries work with Kollecto+. The digital collection system is making great strides and offers customers and consumers alike many benefits.
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CEO Vladislav Hadjidinev in a blue suit and Katerina Bosevska Managing Director of EOS North Macedonia in a light blue blazer standing next to each other in a office with a red wall

Uni Banka cooperates with EOS in receivables management.

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Win-win: EOS North Macedonia is taking on Uni Banka’s receivables management in the long term. The collaboration doesn’t just benefit the two companies but also the country’s economy.
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Headshot of Stephan Ohlmeyer, member of the EOS Board, and Jan Ottenbreit, Head of Division Central Europe.

New EOS region Central Europe: “We’re creating openness to new goals”

3 min.
Better knowledge transfer and greater openness to new business areas are what EOS aims to achieve with the new Central Europe region.
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IFC representatives visited the EOS Group in Hamburg, celebrating the cooperation in the Polish market and solidifying the commitment to sustainable investments.

ESG criteria: EOS and IFC pursue sustainable portfolio acquisition

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In Poland and southeastern Europe, IFC (International Finance Corporation) and EOS apply strict ESG criteria covering social and environmental aspects when buying NPL portfolios.
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RPA: Improving quality with software robots at EOS

2 min.
“Programmed revolution”: The EOS Group is optimizing its digital receivables management with robotic process automation, freeing up staff for more complex and creative tasks.
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Cybersecurity expert Janusch Skubatz, Chief Information Security Officer of the EOS Group, with brown hair and white shirt

Not sure about generative AI? The balance between innovation and risk.

4 min.
Generative AI offers companies enormous potential. The Otto Group reduces these risks with its in-house ogGPT tool. The EOS Group also benefits from this.
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A survey reveals that AI potential is still not being exploited in the area of risk and finance

Survey reveals: AI potential not being exploited in risk and finance.

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A survey reveals that generative AI like ChatGPT offers companies potential applications in numerous areas. In the area of risk and finance, it also harbors untapped potential.
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A headshot shows Cristian Musat, Managing Director EOS Technology Solutions and the ‘brains’ of the Kollecto+ project.

Debt collection software: More efficiency thanks to standardized system.

2 min.
In the Kollecto+ collection system, all EOS companies pool their knowledge and experience, and in doing so improve the efficiency of the entire Group.
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A photomontage shows a car traveling toward the sunset in the right lane of a paved road in an open, green landscape. The asphalt on the opposite lane is completely worn down.

International debt collection: EOS handles receivables management globally for Hertz.

3 min.
Cross-border receivables present both logistical and legal challenges. Car rental company Hertz relies on the expertise of EOS for its international debt collection.
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An illustration shows a man and a woman in business attire shaking hands. In the background is a globe with several locations pinned on it – and a stylized income statement.

International debt collection: How EOS processes receivables worldwide.

3 min.
EOS is active in 180 countries with its own companies or selected partners. Banks that regularly sell cross-border debts to EOS also profit from this network.
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Andreas Kropp, member of the EOS Group’s Board of Directors responsible for Germany<br/>is smiling.

EOS appreciates centralization of debt collection supervision.

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Decided by the German Bundestag and a very pleasing step forward for the debt collection industry.
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Record inflation threatens businesses: A rising curve.

Record inflation threatens companies.

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Record inflation and rising energy prices threaten the purchasing power of companies and their ability to invest: Here is how you can mitigate the effects.
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 Representatives of the industry consult on the future of debt collection.

For fair debt collection: EOS engaging in associations

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EOS has joined forces with other debt collection service providers to form associations. Their aim: to provide a standardized framework of action for the industry that treats everyone involved fairly.
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Financial literacy means responsibility: A girl sits at a laptop and takes part in online learning.

How EOS is committed to a debt-free world.

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In order to curb excessive personal debt, EOS is taking responsibility and is committed to improving financial literacy in society.
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EOS in the UN Global Compact: At EOS, Sibylle Weingart is responsible for issues of corporate responsibility.

EOS in the UN Global Compact: Taking CR to the next level.

6 min.
Joining the UN Global Compact is helping EOS to devise a strategy for its corporate social responsibility. How can the goals of the initiative be applied to your own business?
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Identity theft: How machine learning protects against online fraud.

6 min.
When goods are ordered under a false name, retailers are often left with the costs. RISK IDENT has developed a software that uses artificial intelligence to put a stop to identity fraud in e-commerce.
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This is the new EOS brand: Marwin Ramcke introduces himself and the new logo.

The new EOS brand: Pioneering and more dynamic and digital.  

3 min.
In this interview, CEO Marwin Ramcke talks about the mindset behind the brand and what it means for the company’s business partners.
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Portrait photograph of Marwin Ramcke, Managing Director of the EOS Group and responsible for the Eastern Europe region

Interview with new EOS CEO Ramcke: “We are going to set new benchmarks.”

4 min.
Marwin Ramcke leads the EOS Group as new CEO. In this interview he reveals his plans for the future and discusses the challenges he sees managers facing today.
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EOS Chatbot Survey: How employees and customers profit from AI

4 min.
Chatbots relieve employees of simple tasks – giving them more time for more complex customer issues and increasing their satisfaction.
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EOS 2021 Chatbot Survey: Two of three companies use bots.

5 min.
Nearly two thirds of European companies are already using chatbots – and this number is growing. But they are still leaving a lot of potential untapped.
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EU Action Plan NPLs: Freda Stockfleth, Senior Vice President Corporate Legal and Public Affairs at EOS

EU Action Plan: Will it accelerate NPL reduction and prevent a financial crisis?

4 min.
The EU has issued an action plan to reduce NPLs. In this interview, Freda Stockfleth explains what measures the EU has devised and the potential positive and negative effects for everyone involved.
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By completing derelict buildings, EOS is bringing debt-ridden properties back into the economic cycle.

EOS is bringing debt-ridden properties back into the economic cycle

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In many cities around the world, buildings are lying empty and falling into disrepair. EOS is making sure that these properties can be used again. It’s a win-win scenario!
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International debt collection at EOS: Globally connected in COVID-19 crisis.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has made international debt collection even more challenging. The EOS partner network is a reliable point of contact during the crisis too – thanks also to an efficient IT platform.
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Corporate Responsibility at EOS: EOS CEO Klaus Engberding

Corporate Responsibility: Four actionable areas – one strategy.

11 min.
How can business practices improve the world? The corporate responsibility strategy of EOS consists of four actionable areas. Its motto: Changing for the better.
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EOS fiscal 2020/21: Interview mit Justus Hecking-Veltman

Fiscal 2020/21: “We’ve learned a huge amount this year.”

4 min.
In this interview, Justus Hecking-Veltman, CFO of the EOS Group, explains what makes EOS so resilient and how the company aims to exploit new opportunities after this exceptional year.
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CSR strategy of the EOS Group: EOS headquarters on the Steindamm in Hamburg

How debt collection can help create a sustainable world

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The EOS Group is resolutely pursuing its corporate responsibility agenda. But climate protection is not the only objective. The company’s CR strategy focuses above all on social and corporate engagement.
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Diversity at EOS: Tijen Onaran, diversity expert

Diversity drives success: “not (just) a women’s issue”

5 min.
Diverse teams are more successful, says diversity expert Tijen Onaran. In this interview she reveals how companies can create diversity and equal opportunities in the workplace.
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Real estate secured NPLs: in Bosnia the NPL market offers great potential.

Real estate secured receivables business is booming.

5 min.
The secured debt portfolio business is growing, especially at the EOS national subsidiaries in France and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. An important advantage they have is the Group’s good name.
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Digital transformation: How EOS challenges itself anew, day after day.

3 min.
When the financial sector talks about digital transformation nowadays, it is describing a process that EOS has been going through for years now.
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Chatbots in debt collection service: Robots answer service queries on a laptop.

Debt collection service: Chatbots never sleep

4 min.
As the technological options available have increased in recent years so too have consumer expectations about the accessibility of customer service. Nowadays, many companies are using chatbots to ensure faster, round-the-clock processing of customer issues. At EOS too, virtual assistants are giving defaulting payers information and thus providing support to service personnel.
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Data protection in the debt collection context: Stephan Bovermann, Senior Group Privacy Officer at EOS

Data protection in debt collection: How our data privacy officers work

4 min.
Data protection is not nearly as boring as it is made out to be, at least according to Senior Privacy Officer Stephan Bovermann. In this article he explains how EOS deals with sensitive data.
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Receivables purchasing: Matthias Schmidt, Head of Operational Debt Purchase at EOS Group, sits in front of a wall covered in post-its and other notes.

How portfolio valuation works in receivables purchasing

4 min.
When selling receivables the aim is to get a purchase price that is as fair as possible. To guarantee this to the seller, a purchaser like EOS first of all has to get to know the portfolio. Before submitting an offer, the portfolio is thoroughly scrutinized.
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EOS rolls out new debt collection software Kollecto+

4 min.
Kollecto+ is the centralized debt collection platform of the EOS Group. After years in development, the rollout has been completed by EOS in Croatia, the first of many countries to introduce the software. A progress report.
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Andreas Behmenburg, Regional Sales Manager for EOS in Germany, helps in cases of identity fraud with his colleagues alleged fraud victims.

Ensuring liquidity despite coronavirus: Why outsourcing debt collection is worthwhile at this point in time

2 min.
According to Andreas Behmenburg, now is the time to arrange for professional receivables management. In this interview he explains how companies can find a reputable debt collection partner.
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International debt collection: Debt collection expert Raymond Pappot walks through Almere in the Netherlands.

International debt collection: How the EOS Cross-border Center works.

5 min.
Through the establishment of its Cross-border Center 10 years ago, EOS found a way of recovering money across national borders. Since then, a strong global network of partners has been created.
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Businessman looking away: Consumers do not have a lot of digital trust

EOS survey reveals that consumers have no digital trust

4 min.
Do you have digital trust? A recent EOS survey shows that only a minority of consumers believe that companies handle their personal data in a trustworthy way.
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Smartphone user in city: Data has become a key economic asset.

Data as currency: EOS survey shows consumers are open to selling data

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Personal information for money? EOS survey shows that one in three Europeans is willing to sell data in return for attractive rewards.
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