Digital Channels stories
Customers can now send money abroad in minutes through GoTyme's app, with upfront fees, live exchange rates and tracking.
Its 17,000-store group is broadening AI use from customer service to operations and analytics as it deepens ties with suppliers.
Multilingual 24/7 support is becoming essential as Asia-Pacific payments firms race to reassure merchants using stablecoin-linked services.
Recognition follows a market shift towards integrated customer communications platforms as 8x8 scores above average on business success and sentiment.
The hire comes as demand rises for senior communications support, with AI-driven search putting fresh emphasis on earned media and executive profiles.
Fraud teams will gain extra app-level signals as the firms combine mobile protection with identity intelligence to catch tampering and abuse.
Banks and insurers in Australia and New Zealand will gain new checks as AI-made forgeries increasingly evade standard identity verification tools.
The banking software group is betting on AI-led growth as it seeks to expand its reach across more than 1,300 institutions.
High call volumes and stalled omnichannel upgrades are driving firms to Zendesk's AI voice tools, which secured 100 sales opportunities in a year.
The awards highlight how Genesys is leaning on partners to help customers turn AI pilots into wider deployments while managing governance risk.
Advertisers are struggling to measure returns across retail media networks, prompting Forrester to back commerce media as a broader alternative.
Enterprise adoption is moving from pilots to production, helping Parloa lift net revenue retention to 150% and pass USD $50 million ARR.
Roughly one in three B2B suppliers still lack online purchasing, even as buyers and rivals increasingly shift spending and research online.
Enterprises are putting greater weight on fraud controls and identity checks as AI-driven customer messaging becomes central to CPaaS buying decisions.
Small businesses can now send ACH, wire and instant payments digitally, with lower fees and no branch visit needed.
More than half of UK consumers are likelier to engage when brands react to live events, but internal bottlenecks are slowing marketers down.
Banks and credit unions are using MANTL to speed up onboarding as deposits grow and branch staff save more than 1 million hours.
Consumer patience is thinning, with Australian customers most likely to walk away when poor communications or clumsy data capture erode trust.
The Brisbane-based operator is boosting digital and brand capabilities as it pushes to meet rising customer use of online channels.
Cautious shoppers and weaker demand hit retailers, with online spending dropping 2.3% in April after March's rebound.