“Can debt collection become an embedded, API-first module inside every vertical SaaS and PSP?”
Debtist was founded in 2023 by ex-McKinsey consultant Matteo Benedetti as a digital-first debt collection agency serving B2B and B2C in Germany and Europe. Rather than competing head-on with legacy collection agencies, Debtist embeds its receivables-management workflow into vertical SaaS platforms, marketplaces and PSPs (notably Stripe and iwoca) so SMEs can recover unpaid invoices without leaving their primary tool. The company reached roughly €12M ARR within ~2 years and reports profitability.
Debtist processes payments through Stripe.
Debtist's lending and capital products are provided by iwoca.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Debtist's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe); Lending (iwoca and Debtist x iwoca financing partnership).
Debtist was founded by Matteo Benedetti and is founded in 2023, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
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