OpenDebt uses AI to handle small debts
OpenDebt uses AI to handle low-value debts too expensive for human collectors to pursue.
OpenDebt uses AI to handle calls that human debt collectors won't pursue. The cost to collect is more than the debt value.
Founder Norman Yan, a former Westpac data executive, built the startup with Jonas Tischer. The startup targets low-value accounts, including BNPL, payday loans, utilities, healthcare and credit card debts.
The AI identifies why an account is unpaid. It offers the right options.
This means simple settlement for some people. It means specialist support for those in hardship.
Callers hear an AI agent. It tells them it is an AI.
Callers can talk to a human if they want. OpenDebt already works with several Australian lenders and collection agencies.
- 15 years
- Yan's banking experience
- 12 months ago
- Time since founding
Why it mattersLenders can now make money from pursuing small debts. Before, these debts cost too much to chase. OpenDebt helps recover money from accounts that slipped through the cracks.
AustraliaAustralian lenders handling BNPL, utilities and small debts could cut recovery costs and pursue accounts manually too expensive to touch.
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