Tag: Customer Experience

Kustomer Lands $30M Series B to Scale AI Agents for Smarter Customer Support

Kustomer has secured a $30 million Series B funding round led by Norwest, with continued investment from Battery Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Boldstart Ventures. This fresh capital will fuel the company’s ambitious AI product roadmap, accelerate platform innovation, and support...

This Week in CX: Retail, Travel & Healthcare Get an AI Upgrade

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve explored how AI-driven innovations and strategic partnerships are reshaping customer experience, healthcare, travel, and retail to deliver smarter, faster, and more impactful results. We’re also discussing...

LivePerson Elevates Customer Journeys with Google Cloud’s LLM and AI Tools

LivePerson has announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud aimed at delivering a new era of intelligent customer experiences. Through this deepened collaboration, LivePerson will integrate Google Cloud’s latest AI technologies, such as Gemini 2.5 and Vertex AI, into its...

RingCentral Contact Center Gets a Boost with NiCE CXone Mpower Integration

RingCentral has announced a multi-year extension of its long-standing alliance with NiCE to deliver integrated, AI-first solutions for businesses looking to modernise and scale their customer experience operations. Under the renewed agreement, RingCentral will continue to provide RingCentral Contact Centre, an...

Generative AI: The Smartest Travel Companion of Summer 2025

Generative AI has entered the travel chat, and it’s making waves. According to new Qlik research, many vacationers are embracing generative AI as a trusted travel companion. The findings point to a broader shift in how people make decisions, not...

Press Ganey and UKG Partner to Improve Nurse Well-Being and Patient Safety

Press Ganey has announced a new partnership with UKG to integrate UKG Pro Workforce Management directly with Press Ganey’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI)—the nation’s largest source for nursing-sensitive benchmarking data. This integration helps hospitals and health systems make...

EXL Partners with Genesys to Power Smarter, More Predictive Contact Centres

EXL and Genesys have announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionising customer engagement by combining EXL’s deep expertise in data and AI with Genesys’ powerful cloud-based experience orchestration platform. The collaboration will help businesses tap into real-time insights and deliver...

Digital Ad Overload? Southeast Asia Wants Smarter, More Relevant Campaigns

A new regional study from The Trade Desk reveals that 66% of Southeast Asian consumers are ignoring repetitive ads shown on the same channel, signalling a major problem with how brands are managing media strategies. The report argues that siloed,...

Robots in Aisle 4? Shoppers Aren’t Sold on Retail Tech Yet

A new consumer study from SPAR Group reveals a simple but powerful truth about in-store shopping: if products aren’t available, shoppers won’t stick around. According to the 2025 SPAR Consumer Survey, 74% of shoppers cite product availability as their top...

InMoment Sets New Standard for Customer Engagement With Generative AI for Reviews

InMoment, part of Press Ganey Forsta, has unveiled a new AI Auto Responding feature within its Reputation Management platform. This tool aims to help multi-location businesses streamline how they manage online customer reviews, saving time while improving personalisation and brand...