Category: Customer Experience

NEXT Taps Infobip to Block 175K Fake Messages a Month

Retail giant NEXT has teamed up with global cloud communications provider Infobip in a move to tighten the screws on SMS fraud and supercharge its customer messaging. The partnership merges AI-fuelled fraud detection with next-gen messaging tech, arming NEXT with...

What’s Driving Young Customers to Fintechs?

Is the future of banking still in brick and mortar, or is it being rewritten by Gen Z’s thumbs? A new report from Corporate Insight, a financial services research firm, reveals generational divides in what customers want from their banks, and...

Top U.S. Insurer Signs $13M Deal with Verint to Automate CX Workflows for 12,000 Agents

A major U.S. insurance company has signed a $13 million multi-year contract with Verint to deploy AI bots across its customer experience operations, aiming to boost workforce capacity by automating manual workflows for more than 12,000 agents. The deal, finalised in...

Price Cap Plan Could Trigger £100 Million Ticket Fraud Surge

A recent UK government proposal to cap the resale price of tickets is drawing sharp criticism from fraud experts and fintech leaders. Far from protecting fans, the policy could push them into unregulated markets, triggering a wave of scams worth...

AI isn’t enough: trust and human insight still win in CX

The customer experience landscape is rapidly evolving, and new research from Five9’s 2025 Business Leaders Customer Experience Report reveals just how much. Based on insights from the U.S., U.K., and Canada, the report shows that while artificial intelligence is already...

Hold the hold music: AI agent ‘Alli’ takes over at Allina Health

SoundHound AI and Allina Health are putting hold music on notice. The two companies have launched “Alli,” a voice-enabled AI agent designed to overhaul patient engagement at Allina’s Customer Experience Centre, and early results show it’s already changing the game. Powered...

Gen Z wants more than just a bank – they want a brand 

As the battle intensifies between fintech disruptors and traditional banks, new research from Corporate Insight (CI) reveals striking generational differences that are shaping the future of financial services. The report paints a detailed picture of what today’s consumers really want...

HSBC puts CX strategy at the heart of global operations

Intensified competition, skyrocketing client expectations and mounting cost pressures has pushed retail banks to reassess customer experience (CX). HSBC is no different. Since 2022, the bank has been building a customer first culture, overhauling how it measures CX and re-examining its...

IPI brings PCI compliance tools to global markets through new QPC partnership

IPI, the UK-based contact centre solutions provider, has signed a new partnership with QPC, extending the international reach of its Cloud PCI Suite. QPC’s clients worldwide will now have access to two core modules from the suite — Pauseable and...

The influencer economy is running out of trust

Influencer marketing has become one of the most powerful tools in the brand playbook, reshaping everything from product launches to customer loyalty. While the content keeps flowing, a new report suggests something more critical is drying up: trust. A new study...