Annual conferences, seminars, regional events and roadshows are a feature common to all national credit management associations, but international cross-border events provide a unique opportunity for all members and service providers to meet and share knowledge, understanding and experience. With that aim at the forefront, FECMA held the 1st Pan European Credit Management Congress in 2013 in the beautiful Hungarian capital, Budapest. Over 250 delegates and supporters from all over Europe enjoyed focussed presentations covering a wide range of credit management activities and came away with a much enhanced understanding of their profession in a much wider perspective than simply domestic.