Athens, April 8th, 2016
QUALCO participates in a €9bn NPL project for the Bank of Greece
PRESS RELEASE
QUALCO proudly announces its partnership with the Bank of Greece as shareholder of PQH, a consortium established by Hoist Finance, Qualco S.A. and PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Solutions S.A.
Bank of Greece recently announced the appointment of PQH Single Special Liquidation S.A. as the sole Liquidator for the 16 Greek banks under special liquidation, with a view to ensuring a more efficient management of their assets, incorporating economies of scale and best practices. This is a key appointment in an effort to ensure the effective management and improved performance of the banks’ assets, for the benefit of the public interest.
The total assets under special liquidation amount to about EUR 9bn, consisting almost entirely of non-performing loans. This project is of the highest priority for Qualco Group and a major opportunity, as the selection by the Bank of Greece signifies a recognition of Qualco’s experience and expertise in delivering best in class Debt Portfolio Management systems and services.
Qualco’s Group CEO Orestis Tsakalotos commented:
“The selection of PQH by the Bank of Greece via a tender process demonstrates the value of the proposal submitted, incorporating the expertise and proven track record of Qualco as a partner for entities wishing to efficiently manage their NPLs.
Qualco’s complete offering ranging from state of the art technology, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services and advanced analytics, aims to provide optimal solutions to our customers addressing end-to-end, all debt related business and operational requirements.
I would like to thank our team for their commitment and effort during the tender process and I am looking forward to collaborating with our partners for the successful implementation of the project.”
About Qualco Group
Qualco Group is an international provider of systems and technology enabled services, covering all aspects of the debt collections and recoveries lifecycle.
Qualco possesses over 18 years of experience in servicing decision-making, analytical and operational needs of leading financial institutions and other organizations with receivable assets using a full spectrum of offerings, from technology and analytics services to portfolio management consulting and end-to-end debt servicing.
At the heart of Qualco, apart from technology, is a dedicated team of 200 professionals of top academic and professional expertise populated across globe and responsible for processing a total of $200bn in receivable assets on a daily basis.
With production headquarters in Greece, a strong business development and operations center in the United Kingdom and offices in France, Cyprus and Brazil actively supporting client portfolio operations, Qualco has a solid geographical base to address client needs across markets and business areas.
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