Milestones 

August 1987

Total Credit Management Services Hong Kong Limited (TCM Hong Kong) was incorporated, planned by the founders Neil A. Wood and Benedict Wong who were committed to provide professional international credit management services in the market.

September 1993

Total Credit Management Group joint-ventured with Shandong Foreign Trade & Economic Financial Service Company (affiliated to Shandong Foreign Trade & Economic Co-operation Office, a government body) to establish “Shangdong Total Commercial Credit Management Co. Ltd., which is one of the earliest credit reporting, investigation and receivable management services provider in China.

December 1993 – March 1994

5 sub-operation offices of Total Credit Management Group opened in China. They are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Dalin, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. 

August 1994

Total Credit Management Hong Kong became one of the only two provisional book-debt collectors of the Official Receiver’s Office (ORO), a government body of Hong Kong.

November 1998

Total Credit Management Services Lanka (PVT) Limited established in Sri Lanka.

January 1999

Total Credit Management Hong Kong achieved Y2K compliance.

July 1999

The Director & CEO of Total Credit Management Hong Kong Benedict Wong was re-elected as the Asia Pacific Director of the American Collector Association (presently known as ACA International).

December 1999

Total Credit Management Hong Kong joined the Hong Kong Credit and Collection Management Association as a founding member.

July 2000

The Director & CEO of Total Credit Management Hong Kong Benedict Wong was awarded the “International Paul Bunyan” which is American Collectors Association (ACA)’s highest international honor. The award is to recognize the individual who, during the past year, has been judged to have the greatest contribution made to the association and the credit and collection industry outside of the United States. 

January 2001

Global Credit Solutions (GCS) group set up its headquarter office in Victoria, Australia. The genesis of GCS was originated in Australia in 1976, when our group chairman Neil Wood commenced his international operations. Today GCS is recognized by the International business community as experts in the fields of credit management, debt collection, credit reporting and risk management services. Total Credit Management Hong Kong joined GCS group as one of the founding members.

June 2001

The Director & CEO of Total Credit Management Hong Kong Benedict Wong was certified as a Master Credit Executive (MCE), the most prestigious certification offered by the Society of Certified Credit Executives (now known as Society of Certified Credit & Collection Professionals “SCCCP”). The MCE designation is reserved for those credit professionals who have demonstrated extraordinary professionalism, leadership capabilities and made substantial contributions to the credit industry at the national or international level.

February 2002

Andrew Kwok, the International Business Development Director of Total Credit Management Hong Kong, was certified as CCAE, the third level certification program offered by the Society of Certified Credit & Collection Professionals (SCCCP), which was affiliated to American Collection Association (presently known as ACA International).  

July 2002

The Director & CEO of Total Credit Management Hong Kong Benedict Wong was awarded the “ACA International Member of the Year” which again, is American Collectors Association (ACA)’s highest honor.

March 2003

Asiagate held its first Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 19 March 2003. Total Credit Management Hong Kong attended the conference became one of its founding members.

October 2003

Total Credit Management Hong Kong launched its phase-1 real-time services on 28th October 2003. The service includes Asiagate Reports, Total Court Debt Search and Total Auto Alarm. Asiagate reports provide 1-day delivery for Asian company credit reports, which covered CHINA, HONG KONG, MALAYSIA, THAILAND, TAIWAN and AUSTRALIA. Total Court Debt Search is a service provides unlimited search of civil court writ on the Internet. Total Auto Alarm is an ideal tool to auto-alert court and delinquent cases to users on their important customers.

November 2003

Asiagate’s second conference was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 6 Nov 2003. Total Credit Management Hong Kong joined its collaboration in developing the XML technical specification.

May 2004

Total Credit Management Hong Kong launched its phase-2 real-time service. The services include an “Instant” view of database report on the Internet. It becomes one of the most popular and comprehensive web-store for credit Information & receivable management products in the market. Coming new products include Company Credit Risk Score Report (TCCRSR), Trade Risk Score & Property Report (TTRSRR) and Trade & Property Report (TTPR).

July 2004

The third Asiagate Conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan on 22 Jul 2004. Besides Total Credit Management Hong Kong, seven more countries’ delegates attended the conference, which include Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

March 2005

Total Credit Management Hong Kong hosted the fourth Asiagate Conference in Hong Kong on 8 Mar 2005. Its members increased to nine and include Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

April 2006

Asiagate held its fifth conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 24 April 2006. Together with Total Credit Management Hong Kong, now it has 11 members, which include Australia, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.