Tag: Artificial Intelligence

This week in CX: digital wallets, Valentine’s Day spending, and more

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’re exploring the latest shifts in customer experience, from the rise of digital wallets and AI-driven banking to the impact of emerging technologies like deepfakes and...

Lydia Solutions enhances security and CX with Vonage Silent Authentication

Lydia Solutions is revolutionising its security and user experience with Vonage’s Verify API and Silent Authentication technology. As part of Vonage’s cloud communications suite, this solution enables Lydia Solutions to seamlessly verify users while safeguarding their data and privacy—eliminating friction...

8×8 introduces Aftersale Assist to reduce retail returns

8×8 is transforming customer service in retail with its new Aftersale Assist solution, which integrates advanced capabilities from the 8×8 Platform for CX, including Contact Center, CPaaS, and Work, to improve the post-sale experience for retailers.January, often dubbed “Returnuary,” typically...

Logistics leaders say AI is essential. Why is adoption still lagging?

Industry leaders hail AI as a game-changer in logistics, but many companies still struggle to implement it at scale. A new Hyperscience survey reveals that 98% of transportation and logistics leaders using AI in back-office operations say it’s vital to...

Online reviews matter more than referrals in healthcare

The latest report by rater8 highlights that online reviews play a key role in patient decision-making, often surpassing personal recommendations when choosing doctors.“Patients have high standards for care, and they have no qualms about changing providers when they don’t meet...

McDonald’s harassment, Google drops cultural events, Anthropic’s AI ban sparks debate

McDonald’s faces scrutiny over workplace harassment and zero-hours contracts  McDonald’s UK faces mounting allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination, with over 700 employees pursuing legal action. Despite a legally binding EHRC agreement in 2023, the company has since received 300...

SurveyMonkey brings personalisation and automation to Salesforce users

SurveyMonkey has announced significant updates to its SurveyMonkey for Salesforce integration, which are now available on Salesforce AppExchange. These updates allow customers to seamlessly automate highly personalised email surveys within Salesforce, improving efficiency and engagement.“Customer experience leaders choose SurveyMonkey because...

Australian workplace culture faces crisis as employee engagement plummets

According to a recent Gartner survey, Australian employees’ perceptions of their organisation’s workplace culture have dropped to their lowest point in three years. In the fourth quarter of 2024, only 26.2% of employees viewed their workplace culture positively. Moreover, confidence...

The age of deepfake deception is here and most of us are already falling for it

A new study from biometric security firm iProov has revealed a startling truth: 99.9% of people can’t reliably identify deepfakes.The research, which tested 2,000 consumers in the UK and US, asked participants to distinguish between real and AI-generated images and...

Cisco and Mistral AI introduce AI-powered Renewals Agent to streamline customer interactions

Cisco has partnered with Mistral AI to introduce the AI Renewals Agent, designed to revolutionise the renewal proposal process by intelligently integrating insights from over 50 data sources. This AI-powered system consolidates structured and unstructured data, performs real-time sentiment analysis,...