{"id":963,"date":"2024-12-01T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkasso-merkur.at\/faq-for-creditors\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T03:04:29","slug":"faq-for-creditors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inkasso-merkur.at\/en\/faq-for-creditors\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ for creditors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"963\" class=\"elementor elementor-963 elementor-43\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c56f6 inkasso-merkur-content e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6c56f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e2fc3 inkasso-merkur-content__inner e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e2fc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea87a7 inkasso-merkur-content__row e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ea87a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29cec5 e-con-full inkasso-merkur-content__col e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e29cec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd73802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd73802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you<br> have any questions?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8219915 inkasso-merkur-content__row e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8219915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4092d3 e-con-full inkasso-merkur-content__col e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4092d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa136bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa136bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about debt collection.<br>We have the answers!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4708e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e4708e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the process? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"0.707107\" y1=\"5.29289\" x2=\"12.7071\" y2=\"17.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(-0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 24 6)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"1.29289\" y1=\"23.2929\" x2=\"13.2929\" y2=\"11.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 -0.707107 2 0)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d231c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3d231c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2390\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e4e1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5e4e1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e517a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e517a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have contacted us and we have gone through the terms and conditions, we can get started: You send us a copy of the unpaid invoice or upload the order online and we will get to work immediately.<\/p>\n<p>In order to reach the customer, we will first send them a written reminder, both by post and by email. We then contact the customer by telephone. As soon as the customer has transferred the amount to us, we will contact you and immediately transfer the invoice amount to your account. Our \u2018\u2019Client zone\u2018\u2019 section allows you to view the cases you have submitted and find out, for example, what stage of processing a specific case is currently at. You can be sure that every single case is followed up consistently, as this is the only way we can ensure that our customers receive their money as quickly as possible.<\/p \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I have to send the customer a reminder before I hand the case over to Inkasso Merkur? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"0.707107\" y1=\"5.29289\" x2=\"12.7071\" y2=\"17.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(-0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 24 6)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"1.29289\" y1=\"23.2929\" x2=\"13.2929\" y2=\"11.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 -0.707107 2 0)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525401e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"525401e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a0ca7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88a0ca7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b354d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b354d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No, this is not required by law. However, to avoid offending your customers, we usually advise you to send 1-2 reminders yourself before handing the case over to us.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is there a minimum contract period with Inkasso Merkur? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"0.707107\" y1=\"5.29289\" x2=\"12.7071\" y2=\"17.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(-0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 24 6)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"1.29289\" y1=\"23.2929\" x2=\"13.2929\" y2=\"11.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 -0.707107 2 0)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f88ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95f88ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b394d7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b394d7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6d541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6d541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. You only commission us for as long as you are satisfied with our service. We will do our best to meet your expectations and keep you as a customer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Who can commission Inkasso Merkur? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"0.707107\" y1=\"5.29289\" x2=\"12.7071\" y2=\"17.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(-0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 24 6)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 24\" fill=\"none\"><line x1=\"1.29289\" y1=\"23.2929\" x2=\"13.2929\" y2=\"11.2929\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><line y1=\"-1\" x2=\"16.9706\" y2=\"-1\" transform=\"matrix(0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 -0.707107 2 0)\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2\"><\/line><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee42efe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee42efe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4b33f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb4b33f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da8b6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da8b6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We work for companies of all sizes, from start-ups to large corporations. Our clients also include doctors, hospitals, municipalities and associations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b111fb7 e-con-full inkasso-merkur-contentblock dark bg-rotate e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b111fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffc860 inkasso-merkur-content__inner e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fffc860\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c213cc inkasso-merkur-content__row e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c213cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b773 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c7b773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce326f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ce326f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb2c73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ceb2c73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c125042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c125042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you have any more questions? <br>We will be happy to help you.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7c2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact us!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1c6f8 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left underline light elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b1c6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkasso-merkur.at\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ca9b4 e-con-full inkasso-merkur-contentblock e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42ca9b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b794a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b794a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have any questions? Frequently asked questions about debt collection.We have the answers! What is the process? 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