Tag: Artificial Intelligence

Pega Debuts Agentic AI Suite to Fast-Track Intelligent, Integrated Applications

At its annual PegaWorld event, Pegasystems unveiled a groundbreaking upgrade to its Pega Infinity App Studio. The latest update brings advanced agentic AI capabilities that guide developers intelligently throughout the entire application development lifecycle, allowing organisations to innovate faster and...

CallMiner Acquires VOCALLS to Add Native Voice and Text AI Agents

CallMiner has acquired VOCALLS, a voice-first conversational AI and automation platform to integrate native AI virtual agents for voice, chat, email, and social messaging into CallMiner’s platform, tightening the link between conversation analytics and automated service delivery.The acquisition reflects a...

Gartner: Most Customer Service Agents Fail to Promote Self-Service Tools

Despite the rising importance of self-service in enhancing customer experience and lowering operational costs, a new Gartner survey reveals that most customer service agents are failing to actively promote these options. According to the survey, 60% of agents do not...

AI Interviews, Human Insights: Discuss Launches “Discuss Now” for Market Research

In a world where global tariffs, shifting regulations, and rapidly evolving consumer preferences are forcing brands to rethink everything from packaging to messaging, speed and precision in decision-making are no longer optional—they’re essential. To meet this challenge, Discuss has launched...

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...

Grammarly’s $1B bet, AI surveillance risks, and travel retail’s digital lift

Grammarly secures $1B in revenue-linked deal to fuel growthGrammarly has secured a $1 billion nondilutive investment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund to bolster sales and marketing while preserving its $13B valuation. Unlike traditional equity funding, this deal ties repayments...

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...

Only 15% want fully digital insurance experience. So why are insurers still pushing it?

While much of the insurance industry continues to race toward full automation, a new survey from Insurity reveals that only 15% of consumers actually want a digital-only insurance experience.The 2025 Digital Experience Index reveals a more nuanced picture of what...

TELUS Digital acquires Salesforce consultancy Gerent

TELUS Digital Experience (TELUS Digital) has announced its acquisition of Gerent, a U.S.-based Salesforce consultancy. Gerent, a Salesforce Summit Partner, brings with it deep industry expertise and a proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale implementations, integrations, and agentic AI solutions....

This week in CX: when bots break rules and brands break trust

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news.This week, we’ve explored how AI agents are posing new identity security risks, the fallout from Adidas’s customer data breach via a third-party vendor, and the growing mistrust...