Category: Customer Experience

Why Business Leaders Keep Overestimating Their CX Game

Business leaders are convinced they’re delivering great customer experiences. Their customers beg to differ. A new global study by Amdocs shows that 80% of executives believe they’re meeting or exceeding customer expectations, yet only 24% of customers agree. The report, based...

AI Takes the Call: PayJunction and Twilio Launch Secure IVR Payment Integration

In a move set to reshape phone payment operations, PayJunction has partnered with Twilio to bring AI-powered Interactive Voice Response (IVR) capabilities directly into PayJunction’s payment ecosystem. This will enable merchants to automate secure phone payments, streamline workflows, and reduce...

Gen X Isn’t Falling for the Hype, They Want Payment Systems They Can Trust

Despite the growing popularity of mobile wallets and digital-first payment solutions, Generation X continues to stick with traditional payment methods, valuing security, reliability, and familiarity above all else. New research from omnichannel payment platform PXP reveals that 49% of Gen...

GCXA Winners SEWA and Sharjah Municipality Launch Automatic Utility Activation for New Tenants

Renting a property in the city of Sharjah is now a much smoother process, thanks to a new digital service introduced by the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) in collaboration with Sharjah Municipality. The two entities—both winners at the...

Redefining Voice Technology for the Digital Age with Conversational AI

Voice technology has long been a paradox in the customer experience world. Once hailed as the future, it quickly became a source of frustration marked by endless menus, robotic prompts, and the dreaded, ‘please listen carefully as our options have...

e& Reinvents CX to Build Loyalty With Its Telco-to-Techco Transformation

At Dubai Mall, telco e&, a recent GCXA Award Winner, is reshaping retail with both its flagship store, designed around open spaces, vibrant displays and immersive screens, and its second AI-powered autonomous store, EASE. CXM talked to CCXO Chris Lipman...

Most Shoppers Browse Online But Still Buy In-Store

Despite the steady growth of e-commerce, physical stores are far from dead, and closing them en masse may be a costly mistake, according to new insights from the EY Future Consumer Index. The research urges retailers to rethink their store...

USCXA Winner CVS Health Talks Neuroscience and the Power of Awards

It is both a pleasure and a delight to talk to our USCXA winners and the stories behind their achievements. As one of America’s largest health providers, CVS Health delivered an immense customer experience transformation leading to the Gold Award...

Only 1 in 10 Companies Excel at AI-Driven Customer Conversations, Study Finds

A new study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services, commissioned by Infobip, reveals a gap between ambition and reality when it comes to customer experience. While 93% of business leaders acknowledge the importance of delivering meaningful, human-like conversational interactions, only...

Amazon Deploys Millionth Robot and New AI Model to Speed Up Deliveries

Amazon has reached a major milestone in its robotics journey: the deployment of its one millionth robot. The landmark unit was delivered to a fulfilment centre in Japan, part of a global network now spanning over 300 facilities. But the...