Nearly all implementations of voice biometrics are driven by promises to make it easier for customers to gain account access, reduce the time spent by front-line agents in authenticating customers, and making sure customers’ personal data and services are secure.
Conversational Intelligence
At Your Service: SnapTravel Launches Emma, a Concierge Bot for Hotel Bookings
By establishing trust and understanding user preferences, the SnapTravel personal advisor bot aims to end the time-consuming research for those searching for hotel booking options and usher in a new era of self-service.
Emergence of Banking Bots: Kasisto and American Express Target Banking Customers
Kasisto’s Kai and the American Express Facebook Messenger bot allow access to customer banking information and act as account advisors offering tips to the cardholder.
Charging Ahead with Intelligent Authentication in Financial Services
From Intelligent Authentication Conference London 2016: Matt Smallman, former Design & Strategy executive with Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group, talks about how to maximize the impact of voice biometrics implementations.
Expedia’s New Chatbot Represents a First Step in Messaging-Based Intelligent Assistance
By typing a message to @Expedia within Facebook Messenger, the bot immediately responds with an offer to help you find a hotel.
Prize-Winning Alexa Skill from USAA Reveals Meaning of Intelligent Assistance
A simple statement to a conversational interface can initiate a relatively complex set of computational and analytic activities resulting in a prescriptive call to action that culminates in a transaction.
How Swedbank’s Virtual Assistant Benefits Customers and Agents
Swedbank’s virtual assistant engages in automated conversations to solve customers’ problems and helps employees deliver next best actions to improve customer care. [VIDEO]
LinkedIn Will Bring Richer Context to Cortana in its Role as an Enterprise Intelligent Assistant
Imagine the possibilities if we give Cortana access to our LinkedIn profiles, network of connections, groups and complete set of professional interests.
Opus Research Report: “Voice Authentication For the Digital Age”
Dan Miller, lead analyst & founder with Opus Research, outlines how real-time voice authentication, as a natural, convenient and conversational modality, is serving as a major accelerant to consumer acceptance.
“This is Our Moonshot” – The USAA Experience Challenge
From 2016 Intelligent Assistants Conference & Intelligent Authentication Conference London: USAA’s Darrius Jones describes how his company provides both intelligent assistants and simple security to a highly-diverse and geographically dispersed member base. [VIDEO]