Customer service stories
Businesses in the Philippines may face higher costs and slower sites as AI-generated internet traffic rises 30% in five months, Fastly said.
Customer use of 8x8's AI tools jumped 121% year on year, helping drive record first-quarter revenue and a fifth straight quarter of growth.
Customers at Unit4 are set to see faster support and tighter systems integration as Stuart Nash takes charge of service and IT operations.
The programme aims to cut delays and duplication across PIL's 100-vessel network by creating a single real-time view of operations.
Travel and banking customers could see faster resolutions as enterprises shift AI from answering queries to completing tasks end to end.
Passenger complaints can now be acted on in minutes, helping Scoot spot booking and login problems before they dent sales.
Australian businesses gain local help to move Claude pilots into live use, with TechForce handling integration, governance and approvals.
Insurers could speed up claims and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact, as NTT Data targets regulated workflows with new AI tools.
Rising spend on generative and agentic AI is being hampered by weak governance, with only 17 per cent of CIOs fully confident in controls.
Finance teams could cut manual reconciliation as the new link feeds bank payment status back into Chargebee in real time for SEPA collections.
The tie-up could speed enterprise AI adoption as firms shift from pilots to secure, regulated deployments across core operations.
Financial services firms risk stalled AI roll-outs and weaker supply chains unless governance and digital skills improve, experts warned.
The move aims to help firms scale AI beyond siloed contact centres, as most organisations still struggle to deploy it across the enterprise.
Consumers aged 60 and over are most likely to stick with AI support if it solves problems, highlighting performance as the key loyalty driver.
Banks could gain faster product updates and lower operating costs as Maximum emerges from stealth with a USD $30 million seed round.
Regulatory concerns are mounting as Joybuy's rapid UK rollout puts pressure on rivals with same-day delivery and a cheaper subscription than Amazon Prime.
Fewer than half of people globally trust AI, putting customer adoption and revenue at risk unless firms explain how systems make decisions.
Private backing and public funding are helping Scottish fintech firms scale AI tools, with Aveni's GBP £12 million round and FRIL's GBP £3.18 million boost.
A store-led strategy has helped the Melbourne family retailer outpace a shaky sector, with demand holding up for bulky, in-person purchases.
India's fintech sector may need new benchmarks as simple transaction counts fail to show whether users really understand and trust digital finance.