Debtist expands into the Netherlands

New location in Amsterdam and local management mark the next step in European expansion

Amsterdam, 21.10.2026 – Debtist is continuing its European growth course and expanding into the Netherlands. In parallel with its market entry, the company is opening a location in Amsterdam. Hidde Baartscheer will take over management of the Dutch business as Managing Director Netherlands.

With the Netherlands, Debtist is tapping into another important European market. The goal is to establish the company’s technology-driven approach to receivables management there over the long term while at the same time building a strong local presence.

Local industry expertise for the Dutch market

With Hidde Baartscheer , Debtist has relied on local market and industry knowledge right from the start. Baartscheer has experience in Dutch receivables management and has previously worked both in account management and as a debt collection supervisor. In these roles, he was responsible for customer relationships, supported the processing of outstanding receivables, and gained hands-on experience in collections operations.

As Managing Director Netherlands, he will now be responsible for building the business on the ground and in particular for driving Debtist’s positioning as well as the development of customer and partner relationships.

The new location in Amsterdam forms the operational base for this. It creates proximity to the market and helps Debtist to further develop its Dutch business in a targeted and long-term way.

We see strong potential in the Dutch market for technology-driven debt collection. Building on Debtist’s established approach, we’re excited to bring our solutions to Dutch businesses and build a strong local presence.

Hidde Baartscheer, Managing Director Netherlands at Debtist

From Debtist’s perspective, the Dutch market offers particularly good conditions for this step: a highly digitalized economy, many internationally oriented companies, and a professionally regulated environment in receivables management.

Further step on the way to a European platform

Expansion into the Netherlands is therefore more than a single market entry. It is part of Debtist’s long-term strategy to position the company increasingly as a European player and to expand its presence in additional markets.

In doing so, Debtist pursues a clear approach: a centrally developed technological platform is combined with local market expertise and presence. This allows the existing model to be transferred to new markets while at the same time being adapted to the respective local requirements.

The Netherlands is a very exciting next market for us. We see there a strong digital economy, many internationally oriented companies and, at the same time, a clear need for more modern solutions in receivables management. With Hidde, we are bringing into the team not only local market knowledge but also concrete experience from Dutch collections. Together with our location in Amsterdam, we are thus creating the foundation to establish Debtist in the Dutch market over the long term.

Matteo Benedetti, Co-Founder of Debtist

With its launch in the Netherlands, Debtist is consistently continuing its internationalization and creating the basis for further expanding its European presence.