Asset Management International

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International collections have always been an area in which the collections industry lacked resources. Many agencies will claim to have the resources necessary to effect collections throughout the world. The reality is that most cannot respectfully represent your interests outside of the United States.

While the international market presents enormous growth opportunities for U.S. businesses, it has made the credit granting process more complex and difficult. Granting credit to a foreign business entity requires a credit manager that is capable of dealing with currency fluctuations, various credit reporting formats, different forms of business organizations, and foreign government trade requirements or restrictions.

Asset Management International, the leader in international and national commercial debt recovery, understands and can assist you in dealing with international credit and collections. The world economy operates quite differently than we are accustomed to in the U.S. Our collection analysts and field investigators have experience in obtaining credit and financial information for foreign entities and respect the cultural differences that govern the world economy.

If you are expanding your sales effort to foreign countries, or if you are experiencing trouble collecting money from international businesses, we can help.

AMI is adaptable:

The world clock is not the same — At AMI, our investigators recognize this and contact your debtors on their time. If an agency works U.S. hours, it is highly unlikely that they will be successful collecting paper that is 12 hours ahead of them. Check the time in your debtor’s area. World Time Server.
Language barriers — generally, international debtors do not speak English and rely on our ability to effectively communicate in their native language. Often times these different speech communities vary greatly from one another, although they are based on the same language. AMI has access to translators who can interpret over 125 languages and the specific dialects that fall within those languages.
Relationships with foreign embassies — AMI can file a complaint on your behalf and use this as leverage against the debtor company. The U.S. is a very powerful ally in the world economy and offers help to us companies. When complaint is filed with the embassy, a copy of the complaint is sent to your debtor the same day via fax or air mail. AMI also utilizes unlike other agencies the foreign embassies as well. Example: our client from Mexico and the debtor in Singapore we can file a complaint with the Mexican Embassy in Singapore. These complaints stand in place until they are notified this matter is resolved.
Network of International Attorneys — in some cases it is necessary to have a strong presence (Private Investigator) in your debtor's country. Does your current agency or attorney have the resources and knowledge of international law to successfully represent your interests?