Live with a leading European DCA: 20K accounts in pilot

Work every account, without hiring

AI agents work your full account book via voice, SMS, email, and WhatsApp. 24/7, negotiating payment plans and closing accounts without human agents. Consumer Duty compliant across every channel.

No Setup Fee Pay Per Resolution or book a call
20K
Accounts in pilot
80%
Projected cost per contact reduction
£0
Setup fee
8 weeks
Pilot engagement
"We've been working closely with Rel8 on deploying Apex Collect across our UK portfolio. Early indicators on contact rates and compliance adherence are tracking ahead of expectations."
Operations Director, Europe's largest credit management company

You have unworked accounts

Accounts that aren't economical to touch with human agents

Human agents cost too much

£25-35k/year per agent, 30-40% attrition, 6-8 weeks training time. The cost per resolution puts a large part of every book permanently out of reach.

Low contact rates

1.5% RPC rate means 98.5% of dials go nowhere. You can't justify agent time on those odds.

Attrition kills consistency

Every new hire resets your compliance training. Scripts drift. QA misses things. Human variability is unmanageable at scale.

Compliance risk on every call

Consumer Duty, vulnerability detection, TCF - one mistake costs thousands. Manual QA can't catch everything.

The economics of the problem

At 1.5% RPC rate with a predictive dialler, a fully-loaded agent costs over £50 per right-party contact. Factor in 3-5 contacts to reach a resolution and your cost per recovered account exceeds £150-250 before you've negotiated a penny. On any account where expected recovery sits below that threshold, the book never gets worked - not because the debt isn't collectable, but because the unit economics don't justify human time. That's the segment Apex Collect was built for.

How Apex Collect works

You give us the account data. We handle everything else.

01

You upload accounts

Send us the account data for your unworked book - the accounts you can't economically touch with humans. We integrate with your CRM or accept CSV uploads.

02

AI works the account

AI agents reach out via voice, SMS, email, and WhatsApp - have natural conversations, detect vulnerability, negotiate payment arrangements, and handle objections. Consumer Duty compliant across every channel.

03

We deliver resolutions

Payment arrangements confirmed, promises to pay logged, card payments taken on the call. Every account outcome reported back to your CRM.

04

You pay per resolution

Pay only for successfully resolved accounts. If we don't resolve it, you don't pay.

Pay only for results

Success-based pricing. No setup fees. No monthly minimums.

RESOLVED Account Resolution Summary
AI Agent: Apex Collect
Account #AC-2024-08712
Contacted: Today at 14:22 · Channel: Voice Call
What's Included
AI voice, SMS, email, WhatsApp
Compliance
Consumer Duty - Pass
Vulnerability Check
Automated - Clear
Outcome
Payment plan agreed
What You Provide
Account data (balances, contact details), payment arrangement rules, escalation criteria, brand voice guidelines. That's it. We handle the rest.

Full call recordings, transcripts, real-time compliance dashboard, and CRM integration included.

Human vs AI agent comparison

Human Agent Apex Collect AI
Pricing Model Fixed salary + overhead Pay per resolution
Cost Per Agent £35-50k/year fully loaded £0 unless we resolve
Availability ~100 hrs/month active calls 720 hrs (24/7)
Annual Attrition 30-40% 0%
Training Time 6-8 weeks Instant updates
Channels Voice only Voice, SMS, Email, WhatsApp
Compliance Consistency Variable (QA sampling) 100% every call
Vulnerability Detection Depends on training Automated, every call

Built for FCA Consumer Duty

Not bolted on. Baked in from day one.

Consumer Duty (July 2023)

Must deliver "good outcomes" for customers. Our AI is trained to offer appropriate forbearance and fair treatment on every call.

FCA CONC Rules

Clear, fair, not misleading communications. Every script reviewed by compliance specialists. No aggressive tactics.

Vulnerability Detection

Real-time NLP detects signs of confusion, distress, or financial difficulty. Automatic escalation to trained human specialists.

TCF (Treating Customers Fairly)

Legacy regulation, still enforced. Fair outcomes baked into every interaction. Full audit trail for every decision.

100% Call Observability

Every interaction recorded, transcribed, and scored in real-time. No sampling. No gaps. Complete audit trail across voice, SMS, email, and WhatsApp.

Platform Security

SOC 2 Type 2 certified. ISO 27001. PCI-DSS compliant for payment processing. Built to EU AI Act standards. £5M E&O insurance.

Built on AWS

Production-grade infrastructure. Your data stays in your AWS region.

Core AI

Bedrock AgentCore

Multi-agent orchestration powering autonomous collections conversations across all channels.

Models

Amazon Bedrock

Claude-powered conversational AI with context-aware negotiation and vulnerability detection.

SMS

End User Messaging

Compliant outbound SMS with unified context across voice and messaging channels.

Email

Amazon SES

Secure, high-deliverability email outreach integrated with the multi-channel conversation flow.

Who it's for

Debt Collection Agencies

Your book grows but headcount doesn't. Agent attrition resets compliance training every quarter. Margins compress as placement volumes increase.

  • Work dormant portfolios without adding headcount
  • Consistent compliance across every account, every call
  • Pay per resolution - zero fixed cost on unworked accounts

Creditors

The unit economics of in-house outbound don't work for accounts where expected recovery is below agent cost. DCA placement fees compound the problem. Compliance exposure grows with every uncontacted account.

  • Recover accounts without DCA placement costs
  • Consumer Duty compliant on every outbound contact
  • Full audit trail - no manual QA gaps

Scaling Operations

Portfolio volumes are unpredictable. Hiring lags demand by months. New agents take 6-8 weeks to reach compliance standard - then leave.

  • Scale contact capacity instantly - no recruitment lag
  • Handle volume spikes without fixed cost exposure
  • Same compliance standard at 100 accounts or 100,000

Common questions

Does it really sound like a human?

Yes. Natural intonation, appropriate pauses, emotional responsiveness. When asked, it discloses it's AI - but customers engage naturally and complete calls at high rates.

Can it handle complex financial conversations?

Yes. Agents are built specifically for collections - they handle hardship conversations, negotiate payment plans and settlements, process payments securely, and manage objections. When a conversation requires human judgment, the agent escalates with a full summary of what was discussed.

What channels do the agents use?

Voice (outbound and inbound), SMS, email, and WhatsApp. Agents maintain unified context across channels - if a customer replies to an SMS after a voice call, the agent has full history and doesn't start from scratch.

What's the catch with "pay per resolution"?

No catch. You only pay when accounts are successfully resolved. Pricing is tailored to your portfolio characteristics. No setup fees, no monthly minimums, no risk.

How quickly can we deploy?

Most implementations go live in 2-4 weeks from contract signature. Simple use cases - single workflow, flat file integration - can be live in under two weeks. More complex deployments with API integrations and multiple client portfolios typically take 3-4 weeks.

Can you manage multiple client portfolios?

Yes. DCAs managing accounts for multiple creditors can run distinct agent instances per client - each with custom compliance rules, negotiation limits, settlement authority, and reporting. All managed through a single platform.

How do you handle vulnerability?

Real-time NLP detection for signs of confusion, distress, or financial difficulty. Automatic escalation to trained human specialists.

What if the customer wants to speak to a human?

Immediate warm transfer with full context. The customer never has to repeat themselves. We log the escalation reason for continuous improvement.

What about GDPR and data security?

All data processed in UK/EU. Full GDPR compliance. Encryption at rest and in transit. We can sign DPAs and work with your security team.

Do you train AI models on our data?

No. Your account data and customer information remain confidential and are never used to train AI models. All data handling is governed by your DPA. Your data is yours.

Can you integrate with our CRM?

Yes. We support daily flat file exchange (CSV/JSON), real-time API integration, and webhook-based triggers. We integrate with Codix, Invicta, FICO, and most major collections platforms. For custom systems, flat file integration gets you live fastest.

Start recovering accounts you've written off

No setup fees. Pay only for successfully resolved accounts.

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