Tag: CX news

UK Customer Experience Awards 2025 – open for entries

The original and still the biggest customer experience awards programme in the industry kicks off again today! The UK Customer Experience Awards now its 16th year, brings together leading UK-based firms and the best CX experts in the country to...

Taskrabbit and IKEA partner to simplify furniture assembly for customers

Same-day service platform Taskrabbit is expanding its partnership with IKEA to offer a fully integrated furniture assembly solution for customers. The new collaboration enables IKEA shoppers to book and pay for Taskrabbit assembly services directly at the time of purchase,...

Pega’s new system promises AI agent reliability over chaos

Pegasystems is set to change the game in AI agent reliability with its newly announced Pega Agent Experience (Pega AgentX), a suite of API capabilities designed to transform workflows into dynamic orchestration engines for AI agents. The solution aims to...

Many are unknowingly flirting with AI in online dating

As Valentine’s Day approaches, a new survey reveals how artificial intelligence is shaking up the modern romance and many people are not even realising it.Not only is AI changing how we work and communicate, but it’s also creeping into our...

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...

New Sprinklr integration lets brands use Bluesky to engage customers

Sprinklr has announced a new integration with Bluesky, allowing brands to enhance their marketing strategies through improved audience engagement and content publishing. This partnership enables Sprinklr customers to create, manage, and publish content directly to Bluesky while tracking key metrics...

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...

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...

Infobip and White Label Communications join forces to boost CPaaS offering

Global communications platform Infobip has partnered with White Label Communications to expand its Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) capabilities for medium and large enterprises. The collaboration aims to provide resellers with a more comprehensive suite of cloud-based communication solutions,...

Yext acquires Places Scout to bolster search intelligence

Digital presence management company Yext has acquired Places Scout, a local SEO and location intelligence platform, in a move to strengthen its competitive intelligence and benchmarking capabilities. The acquisition enhances Yext’s ability to provide real-time, data-driven insights, helping brands track...