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Collections Management

Recovering overdue money while keeping good customers: collection scenarios, follow-up, complaints, promises to pay and payment plans.

ScenariosFollow-upPromises to payPayment plansWrite-off
Risk-basedDifferent paths per customer
AutomatedMost steps run by rules
PausedWhile disputes are open

Collections workflow

  1. 1
    Assign scenario

    Assign a collection path by customer type, risk and amount.

  2. 2
    Remind

    Reminders by SMS, email and letters at set intervals.

  3. 3
    Follow up

    Agents call high-value or high-risk customers.

  4. 4
    Restrict

    Soft then hard service restrictions if still unpaid.

  5. 5
    Recover

    Payment plans, agencies, or write-off.

Key activities

Promises to pay

Record a promised date and amount; pause actions and check it is kept.

Payment plans

Split overdue amounts into instalments.

Invoice complaints

Pause collection while a complaint is handled.

Bulk updates

Change collection parameters for many accounts at once.

AI opportunity

Where AI helps

Likelihood to pay

Pick the best action, channel and timing for each customer.

KPIs

Standards & references

TMF678Customer Bill Management API
eTOMManage Collection

Related pages

This page describes generic industry practice and public standards. It is not based on, and does not describe, any particular vendor's product or operator's systems.