Customer Support stories
The voice agent market may gain faster, cheaper phone handling as Alma undercuts GPT-4.1 on latency and cost for live calls.
It could ease staffing bottlenecks and cut waits for multilingual customers, as live translation is built into one support workflow.
AI-driven service delivery and stronger client results helped TP secure Frost & Sullivan's top Asia-Pacific customer experience honour.
Turknet is first to use the system as operators seek to cut support costs, reduce engineer visits and fix broadband faults faster.
Banks and contact centres can now let AI agents take payments without exposing card data, while keeping PCI-DSS controls intact.
Businesses can now add AI-driven customer service inside Microsoft Teams as AnywhereNow and Meridian IT bundle deployment and support around existing systems.
Consumers now expect faster, more automated support as AI agents handle complex customer journeys, though many firms still struggle to prove ROI.
Customers will see Dyson push into oral care and broader home tech, with 13 connected products and support services now on offer.
Retailers could cut setup time for AI shopping tools, as Anthropic's blueprint targets quicker deployment and tighter control over checkout flows.
Missed calls and admin could cost salons bookings, as Treatwell rolls out an AI receptionist that answers queries and manages diaries across Europe.
Retailers could cut support costs and speed refunds as AfterShip's new AI agent automates delivery issues and return reviews.
The new tool could cut handling time by letting agents send messages and complete tasks during live calls without leaving one conversation record.
Bad address data can now trigger missed deliveries, compliance gaps and fraud risks across sectors from retail to healthcare.
The shift could help companies manage AI-driven service queries more securely as Genesys adds governance and context across customer journeys.
The Surrey software group will push past 400 staff this year as it adds customer-facing roles to meet surging demand for AI-ready data.
Customer service and revenue are taking a hit as Australian employers struggle to fill critical roles, a survey finds.
Business partners can now handle quotes, faults and account tasks in one place as Superloop adds an AI assistant to Krypton.
The refresh reflects a shift towards payroll and HR services, as the group seeks to win employers needing both software and specialist support.
Security and data privacy are slowing wider use, even as 70% of Indian banks and lenders run artificial intelligence in production.
Five Indian financial firms will get free support to shift AI pilots into live customer-service systems under a new Blue Machines AI programme.