Author: Sandra Radlovacki

AI Skyways Takes Off: Qatar Airways and Accenture Partner to Redefine Air Travel

Qatar Airways and Accenture have launched AI Skyways, a joint initiative designed to bring AI into more parts of the business — improving how passengers are served, streamlining flight operations, enhancing staff training, supporting environmental goals, and helping the airline...

Privacy Is the New Loyalty Programme

As artificial intelligence becomes a bigger part of everyday life, the public’s relationship with data is shifting from passive acceptance to active scrutiny. In 2025, trust is no longer a compliance box to tick. A new survey of 10,000 frequent internet...

Consumers Want Instant Payments, Not Instant AI

Urgent and same-day bill payments are becoming a habit for a growing share of consumers. The 2025 ACI Speedpay Pulse Report shows that 30% of people made an urgent or same-day payment in the past year, with Gen Z and...

What Are CX Leaders Really Measuring?

In the Gulf, CX leaders are measuring success differently. They rely less on proving immediate ROI and more on refining customer loyalty scores, streamlining journeys, and building new feedback engines. While Western markets are under pressure to justify every CX investment...

AI Can Answer Faster. But Can It Care?

Artificial intelligence is making customer service faster, cheaper, and more efficient, at least from the company’s perspective. However, according to Verizon’s latest CX Annual Insights report, speed isn’t the same as satisfaction. The study reveals a clear gap between the...

8×8 Launches Social Connect to Turn Online Comments into Instant Sales

8×8 has rolled out 8×8 Social Connect, a tool built to convert social engagement into transactions while keeping brand reputation intact. Instead of treating social posts as marketing collateral alone, Social Connect monitors platforms in real time, spotting comments that signal...

84% of Consumers Would Leave Banks Connected to Financial Crime

Most U.S. banking customers won’t give second chances to institutions linked with illicit activity. The 2025 U.S. Banking & Fintech Trust Report from ThetaRay reveals that 84% would switch providers if their bank were tied to financial crime, and 87%...

Fixing Broken Links in Retail’s Mobile Customer Service Chain

When a purchase goes wrong, mobile customer service often becomes the lifeline between a shopper and the brand. At its best, it can resolve issues in minutes; at its worst, it leaves customers stuck in a loop of delays and...

Report Reveals AI Becomes the New Middleman in Shopping

Shoppers are no longer starting their buying journey on Google or brand websites. Instead, they are turning to AI to help them choose—and decide—on their next best purchase. More often than not, brands hardly get the chance to influence their...

Most Companies Aren’t Ready to Govern the AI They’re Deploying

As agentic AI rapidly moves into the customer experience mainstream, most businesses are pressing ahead without the safeguards needed to manage it responsibly. According to a new global study released by Genesys, there is a widening gap between AI adoption...