Category: Digital Experience

FICO lets Lloyds Bank approve more credit cards and loans in major overhaul

Lloyds Banking Group is saying “yes” more often and more confidently thanks to a tech upgrade powered by the FICO platform. The UK high street giant has transformed its entire lending infrastructure, pushing more than £7 billion in loans annually through...

Sitecore launches AI innovation lab to accelerate marketers’ AI adoption journey

Sitecore has announced the launch of the Sitecore AI Innovation Lab, a new program designed in partnership with Microsoft. This move provides a collaborative and guided environment for marketers to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) solutions tailored to their unique...

Why data quality must keep pace with accelerating AI adoption

I adoption is advancing at breakneck speed, with recent Semarchy research showing that 75% of organisations intend to invest in AI technologies this year. However, the rapid uptake brings various challenges, threatening to derail ambitious AI goals. Chief among these...

Americans are warming to AI search but a stubborn few still refuse to try it

Americans are warming up to the idea of artificial intelligence being their new personal shopping assistant. It’s already part of their everyday search routine for nearly half the country. According to a new study by adMarketplace, 45% of U.S. adults now...

Conversational AI gets a human touch with evoAI

Alorica has introduced evoAI, a conversational AI platform designed to redefine how brands engage with customers. Blending rule-based logic with advanced neural network intelligence, evoAI delivers consistent compliance in structured interactions and fluid, human-like responses when navigating more complex conversations. “Under...

Major UK retailers slammed for inaccessible websites ahead of new EU rules

The UK’s biggest retailers are falling short on digital accessibility, with a new global study revealing that many shopping websites are failing to meet even basic standards for disabled users. The 2025 WebAIM Million report, which analyses the accessibility of the...

Digital gift cards get smarter, but retailers don’t

U.S. merchants are levelling up their digital gift card programmes, but a new report reveals they’re still falling short on AI innovation and social media strategy. Blackhawk Network (BHN), in partnership with NAPCO Research, has released its 8th annual Digital Gift...

New Black Mirror series and game remind us, what happened to gamification?

The arrival of the seventh series of Black Mirror on Netflix and a fun mobile game, Thronglets, from the warped mind of Charlie Brooker is a key entertainment highlight for any nerd and tech lover. The launch of Thronglets also...

AI joins the fight against fraud with NICE Actimize’s Xceed agents

NICE Actimize has launched its latest innovation—Xceed AI agents—which are built to work inside its FRAML (Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering) solutions. These intelligent agents act as dynamic partners to human analysts, constantly evolving to detect new financial threats and improve...

Fear of an AI planet, the countries terrified of job losses

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has seen workers’ general opinion rapidly shift from curiosity to fear in a few short years. AI has gone from being viewed as a bad PA or writer to a cure-all for many types...