Category: CXM News

What’s Fuelling Impulse Buys in 2025? Promotions, Displays & Instant Gratification
Even as economic caution grows among U.S. consumers, discretionary spending remains surprisingly resilient. According to a new report from Optimum Retailing, 72% of Americans made an unplanned in-store discretionary purchase within the past month. This trend persists despite nearly 7...

Welcome to the Frustration Economy: Mobile Users Are Over It
Mobile user frustration is hitting record highs in 2025, according to Fullstory’s newly released report. After analysing over 14 billion user sessions across industries like retail, financial services, food and beverage, travel, gambling, and software, the findings show that mobile...

Infobip Adds Voice to WhatsApp Business, Bridging Messaging and Real-Time Support
Infobip has introduced WhatsApp Business Calling, a new feature that enables companies to make and receive voice calls directly through their WhatsApp Business accounts.With this new capability, businesses can initiate and accept voice calls globally via WhatsApp’s familiar interface, meaning...

Smart TV Ads Take Center Stage in Holiday Shopping, LG Study Finds
Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. Connected TV (CTV) viewers now say that TV ads help guide their holiday purchases, which is a 73% increase from last year. And when it comes to inspiration, 36% say they’ve gotten gift ideas from...

ASOS Launches Tiered Loyalty Programme for UK Customers
ASOS has announced the launch of ASOS.WORLD, a new rewards programme designed to deepen engagement and keep fashion-conscious UK shoppers coming back for more.Following a trial run earlier this year, the UK-exclusive programme is now live, offering a mix of...

Airship’s New AI Agents Take Over the Tedious Parts of CX
Airship has released a lineup of four AI agents designed to automate the core tasks behind customer experience, like building content, running tests, interpreting results, and staying compliant, all while keeping output on-brand.Mike Herrick, CTO, Airship said: “Our AI Agents...

This Week in CX: Inbox Rage, Prime Day Panic & CX Hubris
Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’ve explored Gen Z’s complex relationship with email, the surge of AI-driven scams targeting Prime Day shoppers, and innovative customer service breakthroughs from GCXA winners, such...

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...

Prime Day Turns Risky as AI Scams Flood the Internet
As Prime Day 2025 approaches, a new report from McAfee is sounding the alarm on the growing wave of artificial intelligence-driven scams targeting eager online shoppers. According to McAfee’s Global Prime Day Scams Study, cybercriminals have launched over 36,000 fake...