AI regulation has become a boardroom priority. As the US and UK hesitate, the EU surges ahead with the world’s first comprehensive AI law, the EU AI Act, set to shape global standards just as GDPR did for data privacy.
Research from Stanford, MIT, and NUS shows people disclose more openly to AI than to humans on sensitive issues like money, health, and relationships. The reason is simple: AI doesn’t judge. For CX leaders, judgment-free AI agents can unlock trust, accuracy, and more honest customer interactions.
In health & wellbeing, every interaction matters. As digital healthtech and rising expectations put pressure on contact centres, leading brands are turning cost centres into care hubs. By blending automation with empathy, they scale securely while protecting the trust and human connection that define the wellbeing experience.
AI boosts contact centre efficiency fast but without safeguarding agents, early gains collapse into burnout, turnover, and falling CSAT. The answer is agentic AI: systems that handle tasks while empowering humans, sustaining productivity and long-term ROI.
Georgia is rapidly positioning itself as a rising outsourcing destination, combining low costs, strong government incentives and a multilingual talent pool. With labour up to 50% cheaper than Central Europe and IT exports topping $1 billion in 2024, the country is attracting global players such as Majorel, Concentrix and EPAM Systems. Supported by modern infrastructure and a culture rooted in hospitality, Georgia is moving beyond call centres into fintech, AI and digital services, making it one of Europe’s most dynamic new hubs for nearshore and offshore delivery.
As contact centre queries grow more complex, Agent Assist AI supports agents in real time, analysing calls, retrieving context, and guiding conversations. It reduces cognitive load, speeds up onboarding, and boosts satisfaction, helping transform contact centres into proactive value generators.
Are we entering the era of “perma-peak”? As demand surges become less predictable, this article explores how contact centres can stay agile with real-time planning, flexible resourcing, and smarter demand management.
Consumer Duty isn’t going anywhere and the FCA expects more. This article explores key next steps, with a spotlight on why supply chains and contact centres are now critical to getting it right.
As regulations tighten, AI is helping contact centres identify vulnerable customers more accurately and consistently. By analysing language and emotion in real time, businesses can act quickly to protect at-risk individuals, reducing both compliance risk and reputational damage. This is technology supporting ethical service at scale.
Auto Coaching uses AI to analyse agent interactions and deliver personalised, real-time feedback. It saves team leaders hours of prep, improves coaching consistency, and helps agents develop faster. All driving better customer experience and operational efficiency.
Long known for its vibrant culture, world-class athletes, and picture-perfect coastlines, Jamaica is now earning recognition as a high-performing destination for business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience (CX) services.
Auto QA uses AI to review 100% of calls, cutting QA effort by 75% while boosting accuracy, consistency, and compliance.