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GETTING TO KNOW JAY GONSALVES OF ACTION COLLECTION AGENCIES
- Jay Gonsalves wants to be known as someone who left things better than he found them. It’s safe to say that the ARM industry is better off thanks to to the 35 years that he has spent in it. But, if it weren’t for an extra $4,000 a year and a car allowance, he might never have made the decision to try out the collections business. Read on to learn more about Jay and how his father’s advice has impacted not just him, but his two sisters as well.
NEEB SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT ROBOCALLS WITH CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE IN ADVANCE OF HEARING
- In advance of a hearing today before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection on the topic of the Federal Trade Commission, Mark Neeb, the chief executive of ACA International, has submitted a letter to the subcommittee’s chairman and ranking member, encouraging Congress to work with the FTC to make sure that legitimate businesses are “not harmed” by technologies that seek to block robocalls from being made to consumers.
LACK OF ANSWERS LEAD DEMOCRATS TO CALL FOR KRANINGER’S CONFIRMATION HEARING TO BE POSTPONED
- Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee have sent a letter to Sen. Mike Crapo [R-Idaho], the committee’s chairman, asking for a potential delay in the nomination hearing for Kathy Kraninger because they have not received documents they had previously requested.
COLLECTION AGENCY PRESIDENT CONFIRMED FOR STATE BOARD
- Susan K. Hayes, president and founder of Annapolis, Md.-based Alacrity Collections Corporation, has been confirmed to serve a sixth term on the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Board.
BILLINGTREE SHOWCASING PAYMENT CARD ACCOUNT UPDATER FOR ARM
- BillingTree, the leading payment technology provider, today announced plans to feature their innovative auto-account updater at the upcoming ACA International Convention & Expo in Nashville.
DAKCS ANNOUNCES PATENTED PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
- DAKCS Software Systems, Inc. has obtained licensing from payment software hub PDCflow as the only collection software platform officially licensed to use the patented embedded browser technology (US patent no. 9,799,029) known as Secure Entry Overlay.
NORDIS TECHNOLOGIES SEES STRONG DEMAND
- Nordis Technologies is expanding its presence in the collections industry as the demand grows for communications and payments technology to more efficiently comply with fast-changing regulations, connect with consumers digitally, and collect payments through multiple channels.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Beam Software. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Beam is a thought leader in portfolio management and collection software. They offer both cloud-based and on-premise solutions to accommodate the entire collection continuum. For more information, please visit www.beamsoftware.com or call (800) 212-2326.
