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FUTUREOF CUSTOMEREXPERI ENCE I NACONNECTED WORLD

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OMNICHANNELI S ABOUTSEAMLESSL Y MERGI NGEVERY CHANNELOFCUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT KRI SHNANVENKATESWARAN CHI EFDI GI TAL&I NFORMATI ONOFFI CER, TI TAN

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APOLLOHOSPI TALSI S LEVERAGI NGAI ANDML ASTHEFUNDAMENTAL OFOURDNA

HOW EMERGI NG TECHNOLOGI ESARE SHAPI NGTHEFUTURE OFCUSTOMER EXPERI ENCE

ARVI ND SI VARAMAKRI SHNAN

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MANAGI NGDI RECTOR,I NDI A&SAARC, AVAYAI NDI A

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HOW HDFCBANK HASREDEFI NED THEARTOF HYPERSONALI SATI ON

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ANJ ANIRATHOR CDO, HDFCBANK

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CI OSSHOULDTAKETHE CURRENTSCENARI ONOT ASACHALLENGE, BUTAN OPPORTUNI TY VI J AYSETHI

CHI EFI NFORMATI ONOFFI CER, HEADHUMANRESOURCESAND HEADCORPORATESOCI ALRESPONSI BI LI TY, HEROMOTOCORPLI MI TED

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I NTHEBFSISECTOR, THEBACKOFFI CEI S I MPORTANTANDNLP , AI&MLPLAYABI G ROLETHERE SHI VKUMARBHASI N CTO&COO, NSE

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HOW TECHNOLOGY CANBEUSEDAS ALEVERFORGROWTH VI NAYDESHPANDE

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AIPROVI NGTOBEA STRONGFORCE ONDI SBURSALSVI A SBI YONO

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THEVI SI ONOFHGS I STOHAVE CXANDAI COMPONENTSI N ALLSOLUTI ONS NATARAJ AN RADHAKRI SHNAN

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DELI VERI NGCXI N TI MESOFCRI SI S: LI STEN, ADAPTAND RESPOND ANI LCHAWLA

MANAGI NGDI RECTOR, CES-VERI NTI NDI A&SAARC

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E DI T OR, E XPRE S SCOMPUT E R, I NDI ANE XPRE S SGROUP

AWal k ers t udys t at est hatby2020, cus t omer exper i encei sexpect edt oov er t ak epr i ceand pr oductast hek eybr anddi f f er ent i at or .

Thi si s ev enmor ecr i t i cal i nt hedi gi t al agewher e cus t omer sexpectt hei rcompani est oi nt er act wi t ht hem i nr eal t i me.

T oday , cus t omer sar e nots at i s f i edwi t hj us tagr eatpr oductor s er vi ce, t heyexpectagr eatcus t omer exper i encet of ol l ow.

Gi v ent hecr i t i cal i t yofagr eatcus t omer exper i ence, andi t sr el ev ancei nan i ncr eas i ngl yconnect edwor l d,

Expr es sComput er , haspar t ner edwi t hAv ay a ( NYSE: AVYA) , agl obal l eaderi ns ol ut i onst o enhanceands i mpl i f ycommuni cat i onand col l abor at i on, t obr i ngoutaf ocus ede-book ont hef ut ur eofcus t omerexper i encei na connect edwor l d.

I nI ndi a, wehav eex ampl esofs ev er al f i r ms whohav el ook edatt hei rdi gi t al t r ans f or mat i onj our neybypl aci ngt he cus t omeratt hecent eroft hei rdi gi t al s t r at egy .

I nt hi sebook, wehav ecapt ur edt he per s pect i v esofs omeoft hel eadi ngbus i nes s

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MANAGI NGDI RE CT OR, I NDI A&S AARC, AVAY AI NDI A

t echnol ogyt houghtl eader s , ast hey

ef f ect i v el ygui depat i ent sandcl i ni ci ans ot hatt hecl i ni cal out comesar ef ur t her t el l ushowt heyar econs t ant l yr ai s i ngt hebar s ncr eas edt ot hehi ghes tpos s i bl el ev el s , f orcus t omerexper i ences .

As i a’ sl ar ges tbank, i whi chi nt ur ncanens ur et hebes tqual i t yand SBI , whi chr unst hecount r y’ sl ar ges tdat a s af et y .

Ti t ani sact i v el yl ev er agi ngan anal yt i csengi ne, us est hepowerof AI t o omni channel s t r at egyt oens ur et hat bet t ers er vi cei t sendcus t omer s .

Si mi l ar l y , cus t omer shav eachoi ceofi nt er act i ngi n oneofI ndi a’ smos tpr of i t abl ebanks , HDFC t hechannel t heypr ef er .

Wehav es ev er al Bank, t el l sushowi ti sus i ngAI t odel i v er l ear ni ngsf r om t hi si ns pi r at i onal ebook, hyper per s onal i z edandhi ghl yef f ect i v e s er vi cest oendcus t omer s .

Weal s ohav e andwedohopet hatt hi sebooki ns pi r es ex ampl esf r om s ect or ss uchasheal t hcar e y out ocont i nuet oaccel er at eony ourvi s i on andmanuf act ur i ng.

Apol l oHos pi t al si s ofcons i s t ent l yi mpr ovi ngy ourcus t omer exper i ence. l ev er agi ngt hepowerof AI andMLt o

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T oday’ scus t omer spr es entuswi t ha par adox–t heywantev er yt hi ng, butnotal l at t hes amet i me.

Somet i mest heywantt o s er v et hems el v esbutatot hert i mest hey wantt oi nt er actwi t hahuman.

Theywantt o beconnect ed, butal s ot obel ef tal one; t obe s er v edequal l yt oev er y oneel s e, butal s ot o bet r eat edasauni quei ndi v i dual .

Theywanta cons i s t entandex pect eds er v i cebutal s ot o bepl eas ant l ys ur pr i s ed.

Andt heywantf ul l y f eat ur edopt i onsbutatt hes amet i mewant ev er yt hi ngt obet hes amet i mewant ev er yt hi ngt obeef f or t l es s .

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HOW EMERGI NG TECHNOLOGI ESARE SHAPI NG THEFUTURE OFCUSTOMER EXPERI ENCE

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I ns hor t , cus t omer st odaywanti tal l and mor e.

Gar t nerr ef er st ot hi spar adox i cal bei ngas‘ t heEv er yt hi ngCus t omer ’ .

AtAv ay a, we’ r ehel pi ngor gani z at i onss er v e t he‘ Ev er yt hi ngCus t omer ’ wi t hamul t i cl oudappl i cat i onecos y s t em, power edby aut omat i onandl ay er edi nnov at i on, t o cr eat et hef ut ur eofcus t omerex per i ence.

Her e’ showemer gi ngt echnol ogi esar e s hapi ngt hatf ut ur e.

Cl oud:Cl oudbas edcont actcent er sar e i ncr eas i ngl ypr ef er r edt hankst ot hei r i ncr eas eds cal abi l i t y , f l ex i bi l i t y , and s peedt ov al ue.

They’ v eal s opr ov ent hei r wor t ht hi sy earast heymuchmor eeas i l y enabl er emot ewor ki ng.

I t ’ snos ur pr i s et hat ,

accor di ngr epor tbyNemer t esRes ear ch, 55% ofcompani eswi l l hav eadopt ed cl oudcont actcent erpl at f or msbyt heendof 2020.

AI : Accor di ngt or es ear chcommi s s i onedby Av ay a, 63% ofcons umer sbel i ev et hat conv eni encei smor ei mpor t antt hanpr i ce, and79% wantani mmedi at er es pons ef r om t heor gani z at i onst heycont act .

T omeett he hi ghexpect at i onsoft he‘ Ev er yt hi ng Cus t omer ’ , empl oy eesneedt wi ceasmany handsandf ourt i mest hebr ai npower .

Wi t h AI i nf us edi nt ot hecont actcent er , bus i nes s esar egi vi ngagent st her i ght ans wer st ocus t omerquer i esev er yt i me.

And t heus eof AI i sonl yj us tget t i ngs t ar t ed: Gar t nerpr edi ct st hat , by2021 , 1 5% of cus t omers er vi cei nt er act i onswi l l be compl et el yhandl edbyAI .

Uni f i edDeskt op:Becaus eoft hegr owi ng numberofappl i cat i onsagent sus e, i t ’ svi t al t opr ovi decus t omeragent swi t han i nt egr at eddes kt opt hatgi v est hem t her i ght i nf or mat i onatt her i ghtt i met ohel p cus t omer swher ev ert heyar eont hei r j our ney .

T oday’ sagent sneedt her i ghtt ool s t ohel pcr eat ememor abl ecus t omer exper i ences , andwe’ r es eei ngl ar ge or gani z at i onsnowconnectcus t omerand empl oy eet ouchpoi nt swi t h360degr ee vi s i bi l i t y , conv eni entcobr ows i ng, eas yCRM i nt egr at i ons , andmor e.

Omni channelbecomesMul t i exper i ence: Omni channel f ocus esont ouchpoi nt sand channel s , wi t houtmucht houghtf ort he cus t omerj our ney .

Butt os er v et he ‘ Ev er yt hi ngCus t omer ’ , i t ’ sbecomecl eart hat havi ngawi der angeofcus t omeri nt er act i on channel si snol ongerenough.

Thi si sgi vi ng r i s et ot hemul t i exper i ence, whi chi sabout doi ngt her i ghtt hi ngsf orcus t omer satt he r i ghtmoment si nt hei rj our neys .

Thi si sabout bei ngabl et oant i ci pat ecus t omerbehavi or s andneeds , t oper s onal i z eengagementatt he mi cr ol ev el , t opr eempt i v el yr es ol v ei s s ues , t o pr oact i v el yof f ert henextbes tact i on.

Communi cat i onsAnal yt i cs: Anal yt i cs t echnol ogi esar et hedr i vi ngf or cebehi ndt he s hi f tt omul t i exper i ence.

Oneoft hebes t s our cesofdat aoncus t omerbehavi orcan bef oundi nt heconv er s at i onst hat cus t omer shav ewi t hcompany r epr es ent at i v esacr os sv ar i ouschannel s .

Val uabl ei nf or mat i oni shi ddeni nt hous ands ofhour sofphonecal l r ecor di ngsand gi gabyt esoft ext ual conv er s at i ont r ans cr i pt s .

Thedi f f i cul t ycomesi nl ev er agi ngt hatdat a t oi mpr ov ecus t omerexper i ence.

Thi si s wher ecommuni cat i onsanal yt i css ol ut i ons ar ecomi ngi n.

Compl ement edbyr el at ed dat aandr ootcaus emi ni ngmodul es , t hes e s ol ut i onsar ehel pi ngor gani z at i onsconv er t t heenor mousdat as et sconceal edi n cus t omerconv er s at i onsi nt oact i onabl e i ns i ght s .

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addr es st hes peci f i cquer y .

Now, i magi net hi s exper i ence, wheny ouhav eanAI power ed agent , whi chi st al ki ngt oy oui nahumanl i k e v oi ce.

So, i facus t omeras ks‘ Whati smy cr edi tcar dout s t andi ng?’ , t hent heAI agent wi l l as kt hecus t omert oaut hent i cat ehi ms el f vi aoneoft hes t andar dmet hodsof aut hent i cat i on.

Oncey ouhav e aut hent i cat ed, y ouwi l l knowwhaty our out s t andi ngi st hr ought hats amev oi ce.

And t heny oumays ay‘ Ok, howcanI pay?’

Y ouwi l l t heni mmedi at el ygetal i nkony ourphone, y oucl i ckont hatl i nk, andy ouwi l l beabl et o payands et t l ey ourbi l l si mmedi at el y .

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HOW HDFCBANKHAS REDEFI NED THEARTOF HYPERSONALI SATI ON

HDFCBankhasal waysf ocus edonr ai s i ngt he barf orcus t omerexper i enceus i ngt hepower oft echnol ogy .

Whi l ei nt hepas t , di gi t al was mor eaboutconv eni ence, t odayi ti sabout exper i ence.

Hence, ev er yt hi ngwedoi sdone k eepi ngt hi sas pecti nmi nd.

T ak eanex ampl eofacus t omert r yi ngt o communi cat ewi t hourbank.

I nat r adi t i onal appr oach, acus t omerwi l l cal l upourcal l cent r e, whi chwi l l got oanI VR, anddependi ng ont hechoi cey ouex er ci s e, t hecal l wi l l get r edi r ect edt oaphonebank er , whot r i est o

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Thi si st heki ndofdi gi t al def l ect i onwhi chcan happen, whi chi sgoi ngt os er v ey ourpur pos e v er ywel l r at hert hany ougoi ngands peaki ng t os omebodywho’ sal s ogoi ngt odot he s amet hi ngbyopeni ngupas ys t em t of i nd outwhaty ourout s t andi ngi s .

Buti nt henew age, al otoft hati sgoi ngt ohappendi gi t al l y muchf as t er , t hes ys t em i sgoi ngt obeabl et o capt ur ey ouri nt ent , whaty ouar el ooki ngf or , andt her ef or eaddr es sbas edony ouri nt ent andaf t erav er i f i cat i on.

I ft hati nt entcannotbef ul f i l l ed, t hent hecal l s t hatcannotbeans wer edaut omat i cal l ywi l l

ber edi r ect edt ot her i ghtagent .

Soi t ’ sgoi ng t obeal otmor eper s onal i s edandal l t hati s pos s i bl et oday .

Becaus e, bas edont he i nt er act i onst haty ouar ehavi ngatt hes e mul t i pl et ouchpoi nt st her ei senoughdat a whi chi sget t i ngmi nedt ounder s t andwhati s y ourper s ona, whati st hepr obl em t hat y ou’ r ef aci ng?Whati st heki ndof , appet i t e t haty ouhav ef orv ar i ouspr oduct s , whi chwi l l hel puss er v ey oubet t er .

Thet r ansf or mat i onal abi l i t yofAI Ov eraper i odoft i me, acus t omeri nt er act s wi t habankmanyt i mesandal l dat ai s get t i ngmi nedt ounder s t andt heper s onaofa per s on.

F orex ampl e, wecanunder s t andt he pr ef er r edchannel acus t omerl i k est obe r eachedouton–i sheaper s onwhopr ef er s wr i t i nganemai l , i sheaper s onwhodoesnot l i k et al ki ngont hephone, i sWhat s Appa mor epr ef er r edmedi um t ocommuni cat et o t hi sper s on?s houl dbeens ur edt hatal l t he i mpor t antat t r i but esar epr es ent .

Wecanunder s t andt heper s onaoft he

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cus t omeri nabet t erwayt hr ought hedi gi t al f oot pr i nt st hatar egener at edateach t ouchpoi nt .

T ouchpoi nt scanbeasv ar i edas netbanki ng, mobi l ebanki ng, abankbr anch orev ent al ki ngt oaf i el dagent .

Al otoft hi s dat ai suns t r uct ur ed, butt odayt echnol ogy hasnowr eachedal ev el wher ey oucangetal l t hedat at oget her , under s t andt hedat aand cr eat ebet t eri ns i ght s .

Andt hemor edat awe hav e, t hemor ei ns i ght swecanhav eabouta cus t omer , whi chi nt ur n, gi v esust heabi l i t y t os er v ey oumuchbet t er .

Thi shel psi n cr eat i nga360degr eevi ewoft hecus t omer .

Thef ut ur e T oday , t hecont actcent r ei schangi ngf r om pr i mar i l yas uppor tf orv oi cecal l st o managi ngmul t i pl echannel s .

Soi tcoul dbe v oi ce, t ext , vi deo, anyki ndofani nt er act i on t hati sgoi ngt ocomei n, andt hati sgoi ngt o bemanagedbyanexper i encehub.

Sot he cal l cent r ei sgoi ngt obecomeadi gi t al exper i encehubf orcus t omer swher ev oi cei s goi ngt obeoneoft hechannel samong mul t i pl eot herchannel s .

Wewi l l s l owl ys eet hedomi nanceofv oi cego down.

Sel fcar ei nmyvi ewwi l l bet he s t r onges tchannel f orcus t omer sands el f car ecoul dhappenonanyoft hechat

pr ef er r edchannel sf ort hecus t omer .

I t coul dhappenont extchat s , i tcoul dhappen onamobi l eapp, i tcoul dhappenona webs i t e, butcus t omer swoul dpr ef ert odo t hi ngsont hei rownbecaus et hatgi v esal ot ofempower ment .

Us i ngdat at hati sgener at edatdi f f er ent t ouchpoi nt s , I coul dt henus eAI model st o per s onal i s es er vi cesf oreachcus t omer .

F or ex ampl e, i fI s eef r om y ourt r ans act i onst hat y ouar eaper s onwhous est axi s er vi cesal ot , t heAI model coul dr ecommendacarl oanf or y ou, bys howi ngy out hatt heEMI f ort hecar coul dbeal otl es s ert hant het axi bi l l sy ouar e payi ngev er ymont h.

Thes et ypesof pos s i bi l i t i esonl yexi s ti fI hav eadi gi t al f oot pr i nt .

Wecanr unAI model sondi f f er ent t ypesofdat a, andhav et hes eki ndof oppor t uni t i es .

Banki ngwi l l al s obecomemor econt ext ual .

F orex ampl e, i fy ougot obuyar ef r i ger at or , andmak eat ok enpayment , acus t omer coul dgetapayl at eropt i oni ns t ant l yf r om ourbank.

Howcant hebankdot hi s ?The bankhasdat aandi ns i ght saboutt he cus t omer ’ sabi l i t yt opay , andhence, i tcan under wr i t eacer t ai namountbas edont he pr of i l eoft hecus t omer .

Thi si sawi nwi n s i t uat i onf orev er y one.

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I nt hef ut ur e, webel i ev et hatbanki ng s er vi ceswi l l becomecont ext ual andwi l l be embeddedi nt hepur chas esofcus t omer s .

So, i facus t omerwant st obuyar ef r i ger at or oraneducat i onpackageorahol i day package, wehav et obepr es entasanopt i on i nt hel i v esofourcus t omer s .

Soi ns t eadof cus t omer scomi ngt ot hebank, nowt hebank hast ogot ot hecus t omer s , wher ev er

t hecus t omeri s .

Andt hat ’ st hebi gchange, whi chwi l l happen.

Thi swi l l r eachat i ppi ng poi ntov ert henextf ewy ear sandl es sand l es sbanki ngwi l l happeni ns i det he boundar i esofabank.

Banksl i k euswhi ch l ev er agegr eatAI model sar ehencebet t er pl acedt obet t erunder s t andt hei nt entoft he cus t omerandr ai s et heov er al l l ev el of cus t omerexper i ence.

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r i ghtr eas ons .

Dat aenr i chmenthasbeenan i nt egr al par tofourl oy al t ypr ogr am and r ecent l y , wehadl aunchedani ni t i at i v et o i mpr ov et hecus t omerdat aandwehav e r ecei v edpos i t i v er es pons ef r om cus t omer s .

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Ti t anwast hef i r s tcompanyi nI ndi at omer ge t her ol eofmoder ndi gi t al andt echnol ogy .

Ti t an’ sl oy al t ypr ogr am wasoneoft hel ar ges t pr ogr amsi nt hecount r ywi t h20mi l l i on cus t omer s .

Thecombi nat i onofl oy al t y pr ogr am anddat aenr i chmentr es ul t si nt he magi cofper s onal i s at i on.

Wehav ecr os s ed I NR800cr or eofat t r i but abl er ev enueof anal yt i cs .

Ourbus i nes si spr i mar i l yoccas i onbas ed, s oi t becomesmor ei mpor t antf orust or eachout t ocus t omer satt her i ghtt i meandf ort he

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I nr et ai l , wehav es eent r endst hati ndi cat e t hatt headopt i onoft echnol ogydur i ngt he pandemi cwi l l r emai nper manent .

Ti t an, asa company , i swi t nes s i ngi ncr eas eddi gi t al act i vi t i esacr os sal l Ti t anbr andsandi nr et ai l t her ear et r endsofi ncr ement al us eof t echnol ogywhi chwoul dcont i nuei nt he f ut ur e.

Al l ours i t eshav ei ncr eas eddi gi t al act i vi t i esi nt her ecentmont hs .

Wear e emphas i s i ngonvi deos el l i ng, vi r t ual ‘ T r yOn’ andhomevi s i t st oens ur econt i nuous engagementwi t hourcus t omer s .

Ar t i f i ci al i nt el l i gencehashel pedusdeci det hel ocat i on ofourupcomi ngs t or es .

Wear el ev er agi ngdi gi t al t echi nmyr i adways acr os sourbus i nes sv al uechai n, t hr ough omni channel engagementandcommer ce, augment edr eal i t y , machi nel ear ni ngand deepl ear ni ngal gor i t hms , wear ehel pi ngt o ens ur et hatourcompanycont i nuest o del i v eri ndus t r y–l eadi ngpr oduct s , s er vi ces andexper i encesphys i cal l yanddi gi t al l y .

Ther et ai l s ect ori ncl udeshi ghi mpact

domai nsi ncl udi ngomni channel , whi ch f ocus esons eaml es scus t omerexper i ences acr os sanddi gi t al andphys i cal pl at f or ms .

Omni channel i saboutbei ngabl et o s eaml es s l ymer geev er ychannel ofcus t omer engagementandt hepr i or i t yofomni channel wi t hi nTi t anhasgoneup.

AtTi t an, wear e pr es entonmul t i pl edi gi t al channel si ncl udi ng l i v echat , What s App, s oci al medi a, et c.

We hav eal s oi nt r oducedf eat ur ess uchaswi s h l i s t i ng, appoi nt mentbooki ngandcont act l es s commer ce.

Di gi t al wast hecor et oours t r at egyt oget backt owor k.

Wet ookabackt obas i cs appr oach, wher ei nweexper i ment ed, l ear ned andadapt ed.

Wher eas , t hel as ts t epwas aboutadapt i ngt ot henewnor mal bus i nes s envi r onment .

Weputi nef f or t st os us t ai nourenagagement wi t hcus t omer sacr os smul t i pl epl at f or ms andweobs er v edt hatmos tofour cus t omer s , t oo, want edt oengagewi t hour br ands .

I nt heengagementpr oces s , we l ev er agedal otofdi gi t al s ol ut i ons .

Noneof ourengagementpl at f or mswoul dhav ebeen pos s i bl ewi t houtt hes t r ongdi gi t al backbone.

Di gi t al hashel peduss ynchr oni s eour s el v es wi t hcus t omer s ’ expect at i onsandadaptt o t henewnor mal .

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I nt hi sent i r et r ans i t i on, di gi t al haspl ay edt he r ol eofacor ebus i nes senabl erf orTi t an.

Omni commer cehasbeenoneoft hebi gges t t echnol ogi est hathaswor k edwel l f orus .

Wher eas , per s onal i s at i oni st henextbi gt hi ng andhashel peduscat erbet t ert oour cus t omer s .

Anal yt i cs , ar t i f i ci al i nt el l i gence andmachi nel ear ni ngf or medt hef oundat i on ofmanyofouri ni t i at i v es .

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enabl es eaml es sdi gi t al exper i encesf or cus t omer sacr os sv ar i ouspl at f or ms .

Vi r t ual T r yOnandvi deos el l i ngar eournew i nnov at i onsandt heyar eembr acedwel l by cus t omer s .

Wi t homni channel appr oach, we wer eabl et or evi v eas ubs t ant i al par tofour bus i nes spos tl ock down.

I nt hear eaofper s onal i s at i on, anal yt i cshas hel peduss i gni f i cant l yi npr ovi di ngt ai l or ed s ol ut i onst oourcus t omer s .

Wher eas , i n

t er msofbus i nes soper at i onsandpr oces s es , opt i mi s at i oni snowk eybecaus eofcos t .

Aut omat i ont ool sandanal yt i cshav ehel ped usopt i mi s eours uppl ychai nsandi mpr ov e wor kf or cepr oduct i vi t y .

Mor eov er , anal yt i cs hasal s ohel pedusuncov ernews al es oppor t uni t i es .

Wehav eal s oi mpl ement eda l otofdi gi t al col l abor at i ont ool sandal l ofour di gi t al i nt er act i ons–i nt er nal and ext er nal –hav ebeenv er yi mpact f ul and engagi ng.

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t r eat mentopt i onsandcont i nuet oev ol v et he cl i ni cal ef f ect i v enes sandout comes .

Wehav epar t ner edwi t hMi cr os of t , andunder t hi spar t ner s hi p, wehav ef or mul at eda machi nel ear ni ngandar t i f i ci al i nt el l i gence al gor i t hm t opr edi ctt hecar di ov as cul ar di s eas er i s ks cor esf ori ndi vi dual s .

The s ol ut i onwasbui l ti ncol l abor at i onbet ween ourcl i ni cal pr act i t i oner s , t echnol ogyt eam i n par t ner s hi pwi t hdat as ci ent i s t si nMi cr os of t .

I tcl as s i f i est hecl i ni cal ands oci al heal t h i nf or mat i onofpat i ent sandt hehi gh cont r i but i ngf act or sl eadi ngt ocar di ac di s eas es , t her ebyas s i s t i ngt hecl i ni ci ansi n managi ngt her i s kf act or s .

ARVI ND SI VARAMAKRI SHNAN CI O, APOLLOHOSPI TALS

APOLLO HOSPI TALSI S LEVERAGI NGAI ANDMLASTHE FUNDAMENTAL OFOURDNA

I bel i ev ei nt het echnol ogywhi chi sef f ect i v e, cons i s t entandr epl i cabl et ogear upt he cl i ni cal andoper at i onal pr oces s es .

The heal t hs ys t em i sexpl or i ngev er yas pectof t hedi s r upt i v eandt r adi t i onal t echnol ogi es andi scaut i ousaboutpi cki ngt her i ghtbl end ofi nnov at i on, whi chhast obeaheal t hcar e dr i v encombi nat i on.

Apol l o’ sI Ti sheavi l ycur bi ngt hedat a gener at edbyt hemul t i pl eheal t hr ecor dsand i sdr i vi ngt hei nt el l i gencef orv ar i ouscl i ni cal pr ot ocol st of aci l i t at eadequat el ymanage

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Wear el ev er agi ngAI , MLt oef f ect i v el ygui de pat i ent sandcl i ni ci anss ot hatt hecl i ni cal out comesar ef ur t heri ncr eas edt ot he hi ghes tpos s i bl el ev el sandens ur i ngt hebes t qual i t yands af et y .

I nt hi sr egar ds , Apol l o Hos pi t al i sr unni ngapr ogr am named SUGAR, whi chi sacombi nat i onofmobi l i t y , i nt el l i gence, andcl i ni cal pr ot ocol s , dr i v enby bi gdat aanal yt i cs .

Thepr ogr am ef f ect i v el y managesdi abet espat i ent s , s ot hatt heyar e k eptwi t hi nt heper mi t t abl er angeofdi abet i c s ympt omsanddi s or der s .

Al s o, t hehos pi t al ’ scl i ni ci ansar econs t ant l y wor ki ngwi t ht het echnol ogyt eams , i nor der t obui l di nt el l i gencei nt ocl i ni cal pat hways andpr ot ocol s .

Thes ecl i ni cal pat hwaysand pr ot ocol sar eus edt oadmi ni s t erat r eat ment r egi me.

Wear eus i ngacombi nat i onofbi gdat a anal yt i cscoupl edwi t ht hecl i ni cal exper t i s e f ormanagi ngi nf ect i oncont r ol and ant i bi ot i csr es i s t ancepat t er nsf orhi ghl y vul ner abl epat i ent s .

Theadv ancedanal yt i cs i shel pi ngt hehos pi t al i nr educi ngt hel engt h oft hepat i ent ’ ss t ayandpr ev entt hem f r om f ur t hercompl i cat i ngt hei rs t ayatt he hos pi t al .

Di gi t al i sdef i ni t el yapower f ul s ol ut i ont o i mpr ov eef f i ci enci esi nt heheal t hcar es ect or .

I nor dert os t r eaml i net hepat i ent ’ s appoi nt ment swi t hdoct or s , wehav e i nt r oducedamobi l i t ys ol ut i onnamed ‘ As kApol l o’ .

I ti sacombi nat i onofmobi l i t y andcl oudbas eds er vi ces .

Themobi l i t y s ol ut i onhel psi ni nt er pr et i ngt hecus t omer ’ s expect at i onsandi mpr ov et heoper at i onal ef f i ci enci esandr educest hecr owdi nt he wai t i ngar eas .

AI i s n’ tj us taboutt hef r amewor k, i t ’ sal s o aboutget t i ngt her i ghts ki l l s et .

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hi ght al ent si nt er msoft hecl i ni cal exper i ences , capabl et odef i net hepr obl em s t at ementandi nt er pr ett hedat a, coupl ed wi t ht heet hi cal cl i ni cal pr act i cesand appr oaches .

t heper s onal i s edal gor i t hm i snott he s t andal onepi eceoft echnol ogy , t het eam cons t ant l ywor kst oens ur et hatt hey i nt egr at et heper s onal i s edal gor i t hm backt o t hes t andar doper at i onal pr act i ces .

Wehav eal s oi nt egr at edcl i ni cal qual i t y pr of es s i onal swhoar eens ur i ngt hatt hi si s compl i antwi t hal l t heet hi cal pr act i cesand t hedegr eeofqual i t yt hati sr equi r ed.

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Apol l oHos pi t al si sl ev er agi ngAI and MLast hef undament al ofourDNA. Hence, wear ecompl et el yi nt egr at i ng, engagi ngwi t ht her i ghtt al entt o

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embar koni mpl ement i ngpat hbr eaki ng al gor i t hmsands ol ut i onst odel i v ert he bes theal t hcar es er vi ces .

Goi ngf or war d, i nt heCovi d1 9t i mes , t her ei saneedt o cr eat es eaml es sandnt er connect ed ecos ys t emst hatar eomni pr es ent , becaus e cons umerf aci ngbus i nes scl i mat ei sheavi l y bas edons er vi ces .

Thi sdemandf or s er vi cesmus tbeback edwi t ht he

hi ghes tl ev el ofper s onal i s at i onand ef f i ci ency .

Theneedf orr ei magi ni ngus er exper i encewi l l bemor et hanev er bef or e, dr i v enbyconv er s at i onal API s andcogni t i v eeconomy .

Somey ear sago, t het oucht echnol ogywascons i der edan i nnov at i on.

Howev er , wear emovi ng t owar dsnat ur al l anguagepr oces s i ng, andmobi l ei sbei ngl ev er agedaspar tof omni channel .

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t her ear eal otofal gor i t hmst hats howedt hat t hecus t omerexper i encehasbeengood.

Si mi l ar l y , att hedeal er s hi pl ev el al s o, we ens ur edt hatcus t omer shav eagood exper i ence.

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F r om manuf act ur i ngt os al est oR&D, t ech i nt er v ent i onshav egonet oal l ar eas , wi t hnew t echnol ogi esl i k ear t i f i ci al i nt el l i gence( AI ) , machi nel ear ni ng( ML)andr obot i cpr oces s aut omat i on( RPA) .

I ni t i al l y , i tmi ghts eem t hatt hecos tofput t i ngt hes et echnol ogi esi s t oomuch, buti nt hel ongerper i odoft i me, t hev al uet hati sder i v edi sal waysv er yhi gh.

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CI OSSHOULD TAKETHECURRENT SCENARI O NOTASA CHALLENGE, BUTAN OPPORTUNI TY

CI Oss houl dt ak et hecur r ents cenar i onotas achal l enge, butanoppor t uni t y .

Thi si san oppor t uni t yt or edef i net hewor kcul t ur e, t houghtpr oces s , pr oces s es , pol i ci es , us er exper i enceandt ak et heor gani s at i ont oa di f f er entl ev el ofaut omat i on.

Thi si sal s ot he t i met or ev ampandmak et hebus i nes s cont i nui t ypl ansr eal l ypr act i cal .

F ol l owi ngt hel ock down, i nMay , J uneand J ul y , whencus t omer swer enotv er y comf or t abl egoi ngt ot hemar k etandbuyi ng pr oduct s , wei nt r oducedat ouchbas ed s el l i ng, gi vi ngt hes ameexper i encet oour cus t omer ss i t t i ngathome.

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I nt oday’ st i mes , wehav et obev er yagi l e, what ev eras s umpt i onswemi ghthav e, mi ght notwor konadayt odaybas i s .

Af ewy ear s ago, wes t ar t eds el l i ngours par epar t sonl i ne, nowwehav es t ar t edt hees hopf ort wo wheel er sonl i newi t hhomedel i v er y , s ot hat t hecus t omerdoesnothav et ovi s i tt he deal er s hi p.

Si mi l ar l y , f r om s er vi ceper s pect i v e, t he per t i nentques t i oni s , howdowegi v es er vi ce t ot hecus t omerwhodoesnotwantt ocome t ot hes er vi ces t at i onwor ks hoport oour deal er s hi p, andhowcanweens ur et hatt he ent i r es ameexper i encei sgi v enatt hei r r es i dence?

Att hedeal er s hi pl ev el i t s el f , wehav ea

s i gni f i cantf ocusont echnol ogy , mor e anal yt i csf r om cus t omerper s pect i v e, i ncl udi ngmor ef oot f al l .

Wenowhav ea mul t i l i ngual webs i t ef orcus t omer swho mi ghtnotbes oconv er s antwi t hEngl i s h.

Ther ei sal s oal otofi nt er act i onwi t h cus t omer st hr oughv ar i ouss oci al medi a channel s , i ncl udi ngF acebook.

Whent hel ock downs t ar t ed, many or gani s at i ons , i ncl udi ngour s , di dnothav ea wor kf r om homepol i cy .

Wehadt oputal otof t echnol ogyi ni t i al l yt oens ur ecer t ai n t hi ngs-t hatempl oy eesar epr oduct i v eat homeandhav eacces st os ys t emswi t hout comi ngt oof f i ce, s econdi si nf or mat i on s ecur i t yandt hi r di scol l abor at i on.

Whent he unl ocks t ar t ed, t echnol ogyi mpl ement at i ons i ncr eas edal ot–i nf act or i es , of f i cesand deal er s hi ps .

Wet ak eal otofI Ti ni t i at i v eswi t hanobj ect i v e ofdr i vi ngbus i nes sgoal sandobj ect i v es .

At t hes amet i me, wemak et heor gani s at i on r eadyf orf ut ur edi s r upt i onsanddemands .

I ni t i at i v est ak enar eoft wot ypes ; t hef i r s tar e s ys t emi ci ni t i at i v es , whi char et ak ent omak e t heor gani s at i onmor es ui t edt ot ak eon t echnol ogydi s r upt i onsbyenhanci ng compet encyandget t i ngaheadoft he i ndus t r yl ear ni ngcur v e, andt hes econdki nd ar et hos ewhi chi nv ol v el ev er agi ngs peci f i c t echnol ogi esf orbus i nes si mpact .

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l ar ges ti nt hewor l d.

Thi scanal s obes eenas aney eopenerwhenwes ayt hatt he economyi snotdoi ngwel l .

Hows oev er , we hav ebeenr unni nguni nt er r upt edoper at i ons dur i ngpandemi ct i mesaswel l .

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Oneoft hemaj orwayst oachi ev es ucces si s t ol ayt hef oundat i onwel l .

Whent al ki ngabout di gi t al , y ouhav et ocons i dert hatt he i nf r as t r uct ur ei satt hef or ef r ontandcheck t hati ti sr es i l i ent , s t abl e, f l exi bl e, andr obus t .

Di gi t al channel sr equi r e24x7av ai l abi l i t yand aqui ckr es pons ei swhati sr equi r ed, s oi ti s i mpor t antt ohav ebus i nes soper at i ons , I T oper at i ons , andt heSOPsv er ys t r ong.

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I NTHEBFSI SECTOR, THEBACKOFFI CE I SI MPORTANT ANDNLP , AI&ML PLAYABI GROLE THERE

Wi t hacar eerofov er25y ear s , I hav ehel d v er s at i l er ol es .

Bei ngatt heSt at eBankof I ndi a, t hel ar ges tbankont hepl anet , i nt er ms oft hecus t omerbas eandt r ans act i onol umes , andal s obei ngatot heror gani s at i onsI di dhi t upont hef actt hatt her i ghtor gani s at i onal cul t ur ei scr i t i cal f orgoi ngdi gi t al .

AtNSE, t her egul at or ypr es s ur esar ev er y hi gh.

Al s o, I ndi ai st hel ar ges tmar k et , ear l i eri t us edt obet heCME, whi chus edt ohandl e l ar gev ol umes .

Thi sy eart heNSEhashandl ed 42percentmor ev ol umet hant heCME–t he

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WHENTALKI NGABOUT DI GI TAL, YOUHAVETO CONSI DERTHATTHE I NFRASTRUCTUREI SATTHE FOREFRONT ANDCHECKTHATI TI S RESI LI ENT , STABLE, FLEXI BLE, ANDROBUST

Al s o, whenment i oni ngaboutt hechal l enges i nI ndi a, t echnol ogyobs ol es cencei sv er y hi gh, ast her ei shar dl yanyobs ol es cence pol i cyher e.

Wehav eof t ens eencas eswher e t hehar dwar e’ sbes tper f or mancequot i enti s f i v ey ear sf ori ns t ance, buti ti sbei ngr unf or s ev ent ot eny ear s .

I ti sr eal l ydi f f i cul tt o del i v ercut t i ngedger es ul t swi t hs ucha cr i ppl eds et up.

AIandbl ockchai n T echnol ogi esl i k eAI andbl ock chai nar e emer gi ngwel l .

I nI ndi anf i nanci al i ns t i t ut i ons , AI andbl ock chai nhav ebeengoi ngbey ond t henas cents t age.

I nt er msof AI adopt i on, t her ei saneedt obr i ngi nAI i nt ot heexi s t i ng us ecas esf i r s t , i ns t eadofbui l di ngnewones .

Wes ayt hatdat ai snowt henewcur r encyor t henewoi l , howev er , i ti snomor eanewt hi ng t os ayaswehav eal l r eal i s edt hev al ueof dat a.

Al l t hef act or st hatar er equi r edf or deepl ear ni ng, machi nel ear ni ng, orf orany ki ndofdeepanal yt i cst obecar r i edout , i nt el l i genceneedst obepr ovi dedandi t s houl dbeens ur edt hatal l t hei mpor t ant at t r i but esar epr es ent .

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Wehav et ak ens ev er al i ni t i at i v esi nt er msof cus t omerexper i ence.

Thecus t omer exper i encehasbeenei t herf r om aus er ent er pr i s eper s pect i v eorengagi ngt he cus t omerandact i ngasanadvi s or y .

Ther ecommendat i onengi nesanal ys et he cus t omer ’ st r ans act i onsandr ecommend t hecus t omer sast ohowt heycanmai nt ai n t hei rpor t f ol i obet t er .

Al s o, t her obotadvi s or y hel psi nbet t erdeci s i onmaki ng.

Weal s o empowercus t omer swi t hi nv es t ment managementt ool sands ugges tal t er nat es .

Al s oi facus t omercar eex ecut i v er es ponds t oacus t omeri nani nappr opr i at emanner , t henaboti nt er r upt sandgui deshi m by s ugges t i ngr es pons esandt ak et he conv er s at i onaheadi nabet t erf as hi on.

F orcr eat i ngt her i ghtawar enes s , s ev er al t echnol ogi esar ebei ngl ev er aged, bei tAI f or opt i cal char act err ecogni t i on, orf aci al r ecogni t i onf orens ur i ngt hes econdf act orof aut hent i cat i on, orf ur t herf ors ent i ment anal ys es .

NLPi sus edwi del yf ors peech r ecogni t i on.

I nt heBFSI s ect or , t hebackof f i cei sas i mpor t antandNLP , AI , andMLpl ayabi gr ol e t her e.

Thes et echnol ogi eshav ebeenus edf or

y ear snow.

Thewor kf or ceandi t s pr oduct i vi t yar ebei ngmoni t or edbyt hes e cut t i ngedget echnol ogi es .

Chal l enges NSEhandl esonanav er ageonebi l l i ont r ades perday .

AtNSE, ev enatt heequi t ymar k et , acr os st hedi f f er entas s etcl as s es , y ouwi l l be s ur pr i s edt oknowt hatpr obabl yi ti st heonl y ex changeacr os st hegl obet ocl ockone bi l l i ononanav er agedayandonapeakdayi t cl ockst wobi l l i on.

So, undoubt edl y , t heI ndi an i ndus t r yi ss i t t i ngonenor mousdat a, butt he k eychal l engewhi chwecomeacr os swhen wewantt odr awoutt hei nt el l i genceand i ns i ght sandwi s dom f ordev el opi nganyki nd ofs mar tappl i cat i ons , orr unni ngRPA, i st hat wedonothav et hemos tes s ent i al dat aof s ayus erexper i enceorot herf undament al dat ai ns i ght sandt huswehav ewi t nes s ed t hatwhenbui l di ngr obotadvi s or yoranyki nd ofs mar tcl i ent st oaut omat et hebus i nes s pr oces s es , humani nt er v ent i onbecomes mandat or ys i ncei ti sr eal i s edt hatmany f acet soft hei nf or mat i onordat aar emi s s i ng.

Al s o, i nmanycas escus t omerdat ai ss t i l l i n s i l osandi snotpr es entasaggr egat ed i nf or mat i ons ot hatus eabl ei nt el l i gence

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coul dbebui l t .

I t hi nkt hi si swher ewear e maki ngmi s t ak esbecaus ewhenwecons i der us i ngmachi nel ear ni ng, weputt hebot sor NLPsi ni ndi vi dual ar eas , i ns t eadofcomi ng acr os sasas i ngl eent i t ywi t ht hecus t omer s wher eaggr egat edNLPi sl ev er aged.

Thees s enceofar t i f i ci al i nt el l i gencei st odi g deept ounr av el t her el at i ons hi psbet ween di v er s eandf r agment edpi ecesofdat a.

Ther e s houl dbeas hi f toff ocusf r om col l ect i ng dat at oembeddi nganal yt i cal f unct i onal i t yi n exi s t i ngappl i cat i ons .

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ourgues t s .

Wes t eppedupouradopt i onof t echnol ogyasar es pons et ot heCovi d1 9 cr i s i s .

Ass af et yandhy gi enei sl i k el yt o cont i nuebei ngaconcer nf orgues t si nt he hos pi t al i t ys pacei nt hes hor tt er m, we l aunchedours ui t eofcont act l es s , t echnol ogydr i v ens ol ut i onsf orev er ygues t t ouchpoi nt .

NamedI Zes t , t hes es ol ut i ons us eQRcodesanddi gi t al i nt er v ent i onsf or gues t s , r i ghtf r om t het i meofcheck i nt o di ni ngandi nv oi ci ng, amongot her s , whi l e al s opr ovi di ngempl oy eesas af es pacet o wor ki n, wi t ht ouchl es sHRs ys t ems .

VI NAY DESHPANDE SVPANDHEAD-DI GI TAL&I T , I HCL

HOW TECHNOLOGY CANBEUSEDAS ALEVERFOR GROWTH

TheCovi d1 9cr i s i shasaf f ect edmos ts ect or s , butt heoneswhi chhav ebeenhi tt hemos t i ncl udet het r av el andt hehos pi t al i t yi ndus t r y .

TheI ndi anHot el sCompanyLi mi t ed( I HCL) , whi chhasal egacyofov er1 1 7y ear s , deci ded t of i ghtbackagai ns tt hi scr i s i sbyus i nga compr ehens i v es t r at egyback edby t echnol ogy .

I nt hecur r entt i mes , wer ecogni s edt hat es t abl i s hi ngt r us ti nt heey esofgues t swas ext r emel yi mpor t ant , anddeci dedt ous e t echnol ogyi nabi gwayt oens ur es af et yt o

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Accor di ngl y , wet ookanumberofi ni t i at i v es t oens ur es af et yofourempl oy eesand gues t s .

F r om s ani t i s edi Padst oz er ot ouch at t endances ys t ems , t hef ocuswason ens ur i ngz er ocont act .

Thez er ot ouch at t endances ys t em us esf aci al r ecogni t i on t echnol ogyf orempl oy eest omar kt hei r at t endance, whi l eat her mal s ens ort hati s bui l tont opoft heat t endances ys t em checks t het emper at ur eofempl oy eesent er i ngt he pr emi s esoft hehot el .

Under s t andi ngt he needf orf r ugal i nnov at i on, wepar t ner edwi t h as er i esofs t ar t upsf ort echnol ogyl ed i nnov at i ons .

I HCLi sal s or unni ngapi l otf oranappt hat hel psi ncont actt r aci ng.

Thi swi l l hel pI HCL

t r aceoutar easwher et heempl oy eehas vi s i t ed, al ongwi t ht hepeopl eheors hewas i nt ouchwi t h.

Paymentmet hodsar eal s o compl et el ycont act l es s , andgues t shav et he f aci l i t yofor der i ngf r om di gi t al menus .

I HCLhasal s ol aunchedhomedel i v er y s er vi cesandmobi l eappl i cat i on–Qmi n.

The Qmi nappof f er sadi f f er ent i at eddel i v er y exper i encet hr oughas eaml es si nt er f acet hat al l owscus t omer st oper s onal i s et hei ror der , cur at emenus , andt r ackdel i v er i esr eal t i me.

Thei nt er f acehasbeendes i gnedt obe us er -f r i endl yandenabl esgues t st ochoos e t hei rf av our i t ecui s i nef r om cel ebr at ed r es t aur ant s , bas edont hei rl ocat i on.

I HCLi sal s oi nt hepr oces sofi nt r oduci ng vi r t ual meet i ngst hatonecanhos tacr os s l ocat i onsvi at heQmi nApp–cur at edt os ui t one’ sneedandt heoccas i on, bei ts chedul ed vi r t ual bus i nes smeet i ngsorapr i v at eget t oget herwi t hl ov edones .

T oday , t heent i r ef ocusi sonmanagi ng cus t omerexper i ence.

Wewantt oens ur ea compl et econt act l es sexper i encef orour gues t s .

I nt hef ut ur e, wear el ooki ngatgi vi ng di gi t al k eyst ogues t ss ot hatwecando awaywi t hphys i cal r oom car dst hatwear e gi vi ngt ogues t satt hemoment .

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SBI YONOdi s bur s edov erI NR5, 500cr or eof r et ai l cr edi ti nj us tonequar t erascompar ed t oI NR3, 000cr or ei nt hes amequar t erl as t y ear .

Secondl yi nt hey ear201 920, t hebank di s bur s edt wobi l l i onr upeesi nt hef or m of pr eappr ov edper s onal l oans( PAPL) , whi ch i sdi r ect l yaf unct i onofef f i ci entus eof anal yt i csandAI .

Ther ol eofanal yt i csi st o s egmentt hecus t omer si nagegr oups , deci deont heel i gi bi l i t yandt henAI cons umest hatdat aandconv er t si ti nt oan oppor t uni t yonYONOorot herpl at f or msi n t hef or m oft her i ghtof f er s , bas edon al gor i t hms .

Thei deai st omak et hebes tf i t pr opos i t i onf orcus t omer s .

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AI PROVI NGTOBE ASTRONGFORCE ONDI SBURSALS VI ASBI YONO

Thei mpor t anceat t r i but edt ocus t omer exper i enceanddat aanal yt i csbyI ndi a’ s l ar ges tPSUbank, SBI , i spr ov edbyt he s t at ementofDi nes hKumarKhar a, whenhe s ai di nhi sf i r s tmedi ai nt er act i onaf t ert aki ng ov erasChai r man, t hatdat aanal yt i cs empower edcus t omerexper i encewi l l beone ofhi st oppr i or i t i esatt hebank.

I ts peaks v ol umesaboutt hewei ght agegi v enbyt he bankt oCXandanal yt i cs .

I t ’ si mpor t antt o not e, dat aanal yt i csf or mst hebas ef or bui l di ngar obus tar t i f i ci al i nt el l i gence( AI ) pl at f or m.

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SBI WI LLSOONLAUNCH VI DEOKYCWHI CHWI LL ALSOHAVEANAI ELEMENT .

AI I SHI GHL YCOMPUTE I NTENSI VEANDTHE PROCESSI NGI SDONE ALLONCLOUD

I nPAPL, aRes pons eSur f aceMet hodol ogy ( RSM)model i sus ed.

I t ’ sas t at i s t i cal t echni que–wi t hcor r el at i ont oAI –whi ch hel psi nr educi ngt hewor kl oadoft he br anchesandal s ocut st her i s kf act or .

I thas r es ul t edi nl oanbuck et swhi char el owon NPAandi s s uedwi t hr el at i v el yl owbr anch r el at edact i vi t i es–mor eonaphy gi t al model .

Thebanki sl ooki ngatus i ngAI i nahol i s t i c manner .

I t ’ snotj us tr es t r i ct edf ort her et ai l s egment , butal s ot hecor por at eandSME s egment s .

SBI wi l l s oonl aunchvi deoKYC whi chwi l l al s ohav eanAI el ement .

AI i s hi ghl ycomput ei nt ens i v eandt hepr oces s i ng i sdoneal l oncl oud.

AtSBI , wer unt hecount r y’ sl ar ges tdat a anal yt i csengi ne.

I ts eest hecus t omernoti n par t s , butt hes um ofpar t s , i . e, t he cus t omer ’ sbehavi ouracr os sdi gi t al channel s i nt hepubl i cdomai n.

Thedat ai sbui l tand t henAI al gor i t hmsar ebui l tt opop not i f i cat i onst ot hecus t omer s .

Amongot herappl i cat i ons , SBI haspar t ner ed wi t has t ar t upcompanyf oranAI appl i cat i on t hatr unsont hef eedsf r om t heCCTV camer asdepl oy edi nbr anchest oper f or m s ent i mentanal ys i sofcus t omer s .

Thi si sa ki ndofanact i v eAI us age, wher eneart or eal t i meanal ys i si sdone.

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emanat i ngf r om t hechal l engesf r om cor onavi r us , Hi nduj aGl obal Sol ut i ons( HGS) hasunder t ak enanumberofi ni t i at i v esbot h i nt er nal l yandi nt hecl i entf aci ngs ol ut i ons , havi ngaheavydos ageofar t i f i ci al i nt el l i genceandcus t omerexper i ence management( CXM) .

NATARAJ AN RADHAKRI SHNAN

PRESI DENTANDCHI EFI NNOVATI ONOFFI CER, GLOBALATHGS

THEVI SI ONOF HGSI STOHAVE CXANDAI COMPONENTSI N ALLSOLUTI ONS

Thecor onavi r uspandemi chas t r emendous l yi ncr eas edt hel oadonv ar i ous cus t omers er vi cechannel s .

Aspermy es t i mat e, wi t hourcl i ent s , bet weent hecal l cent r eandt hewebs i t e, t hecal l v ol umehas s hotupbyov er30percent .

Thecal l s r ecei v edbyourcl i ent sar er el at i v el yhi gheri n t he‘ cr i t i cal ’ cat egor y , ascompar edt o pr eCovi dt i mes .

Theyhav et obes wi f t l yand ef f i ci ent l yr es pondedt o.

I tnotonl yr es ul t si n as ucces s f ul cal l r es ol ut i on, butal s oahappy cus t omer .

I nor dert omeett heuni quedemands

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I nt hepr eCovi dt i mest oo, cus t omer exper i enceandmanagementwasabi gf ocus ar eaf orHGS. Thecor onavi r uspandemi chas r es ul t edi nas ev er ef as tf or war doft hedi gi t al i ni t i at i v es .

Hyper per s onal i s at i oni st hek ey t hemecomi ngupi nt hear eaofCXM. E-commer cewebs i t eshav et omat cht he pot ent i al l i k esoft hei ndi vi dual cus t omer s br ows i ngpr oduct sont hewebs i t eandnot buck ett hem i nacus t omers egment .

I NTHEPRECOVI DTI MES TOO, CUSTOMEREXPERI ENCE ANDMANAGEMENTWASA BI GFOCUSAREAFORHGS. THECORONAVI RUS PANDEMI CHASRESUL TEDI N ASEVEREF ASTFORWARDOF THEDI GI TALI NI TI ATI VES

Anot heremer gi ngt hemei ss oci al medi a’ s i nt egr at i oni nt ot hecompanywebs i t e.

Cus t omer sar er eachi ngoutt ocompani es t hr oughv ar i ouss oci al medi achannel s .

The quer i eshav et obeans wer edaf t erhavi nga l ookatt hepos t sonv ar i ouschannel s .

HGSi s heavi l yus i ngAI andMLi nv ar i ousof f er i ngsof t hecompany .

AIi nhi r i ng Wear eus i ngt heAmaz onmodel oft es t i ng t hes ol ut i onsi nt er nal l yi nt hecompany bef or er el eas i ngi tf orcl i ent s .

F ori ns t ance, nowempl oy eesar ehi r ed, onboar dedand s er v edov erappl i cat i onswhi char eAI enabl ed.

Wehav ei nv es t edheavi l yi ncont act cent r esandbackof f i ceoper at i ons .

Oneof t hemaj orchal l engesf aci ngt hei ndus t r yi s at t r i t i on.

I t ’ si nt heabs enceoft her i ghthi r i ng s t r at egyt hatnewhi r esl eav ei nasf ewas undert hr eet of ourmont hsaf t erj oi ni ng.

Wehav eempower edhi r i ngs ol ut i onswi t hAI andCXf eat ur es .

Candi dat esar ehi r ednot onl yont hebas i sofani nt er vi ewand t echni cal t es t s , butal s oaf t erexpl or i ng mul t i di mens i onal dat as et sl i k e demogr aphi cs , pas tj obs , as s es s ments cor es andper s onal i t yt r ai t s , et c.

Ar i ght -f i ti ndex hasbeendevi s edf orcandi dat est oev al uat e

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whet hert heyar et her i ghtf i tf ort hej ob ornot .

Thi si ni t i at i v ehasl edt oa1 01 5 per cent agepoi ntr educt i oni nat t r i t i onat HGS. Af t ert heempl oy eehasj oi ned, t hef i r s tt hr ee mont hsar eext r emel yi mpor t antt o det er mi net hej obs at i s f act i onl ev el oft he empl oy ee.

I nor dert oens ur et hatan empl oy eedoes n’ thav et hr eebadcal l s–i n t hatcas ehei sas k edt ol eav e–HGS ext ens i v el yus esAI t ogaugecer t ai near l y war ni ngs i gnal st oi ndi cat ewhet hert henew j oi neei ss t r es s ed, happy , r equi r est r ai ni ng i nt er v ent i onsoradi f f er ents uper vi s or , or s houl dbemov edt oadi f f er entpr oj ect , et c.

AIi ncl i entf aci ng sol ut i ons Wear eus i ngAI andnat ur al l anguage pr oces s i ng( NLP)i nt hei ns ur ancei ndus t r y atahuges cal e.

Thes ubj ectofar eaher ei s cl ai mspr oces s i ng.

Onanav er age, 95per centofcl ai msgetappr ov edandt her es tget r ej ect ed.

Buti fonel ooksatt her ej ect ed cl ai ms , manyoft hem ar eas k edf orr evi ew.

Ev er yr evi ewcl ai mi sabout2030pages l ong.

Thi samount st ot hous andsofpageson ar egul arbas i s .

AI andNLPcomet ot he

r es cueher e.

Thes et echnol ogi eshel pi n cont ext ual i s i ngt hes ent encesi nt her evi ew cl ai ms , wher ei nev er ywor di sputi nt ot he r i ghtcont extaccor di ngt owhati tmeansi n t hei ns ur ancei ndus t r yt oar r i v eupona deci s i onwhet hert her evi ews houl dbe appr ov edort hecl ai ms t i l l s t andsr ej ect ed.

AI i sal s oheavi l yus edi nqual i t ychecksofcal l cent r eagent s .

Hi t her t o, onl yaboutt woper centoft hecal l swer echeck edf orqual i t y .

The i nabi l i t yofdoi ngas ent i mentands ent ence cont extcheckoft hecal l swasal os t oppor t uni t y .

Now, us i ngAI , wear eabl et odo v oi cet ot extconv er s i onofal l t hecal l sandAI i sr unov ert het extt odonotonl yqual i t y checkofal l t hecal l s , buti tal s ohel psi n ar r i vi nguponcer t ai nbes tpr act i cesonhow t opi t cht ot hecus t omer .

Anot hers er vi ceof f er edi sCogni t i v eCont act Cent r easaSer vi ce( CCCaS) .

Ear l i eran i ncr eas ei nt henumberofcal l swoul dr es ul t i naddi t i onal hi r i ng.

Wehav enowcr eat ed bot swhi chcanans wercal l s .

I ncas ei ft hebot i sunabl et or es ol v et hecal l , t heni tgoest oan agent .

Howev er , aknowl edger epos i t or yof s uchcal l si scr eat edf ort hebot st ol ear n.

I t pr epar est hem t oans wers i mi l arcal l si nt he f ut ur e.

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HGSi swor ki ngwi t har et ai l gi anti nt heUSi n t hear eaofemai l aut omat i on.

Thecompany i sov er whel medwi t hcus t omeremai l sand i t ’ si mpos s i bl et omanual l yr epl yt oeachmai l .

Weus eAI , ML, NLPt or es pond.

I namodul ar appr oach, s omeemai l sar er epl i edt oi nan aut omat edf as hi onus i ngAI , whi l et heot her s ar ef ol l oweduponacas ebycas ebas i s .

Emai l sar eal s os egr egat edbas edoncer t ai n

k eywor dsandact i oni st ak enaccor di ngl y .

I n t hel as tei ghtt oni nemont hs , t hi scus t omer engagementappr oachhashas t enedt o unbel i ev abl eext ent .

Thevi s i onofHGSi st ocompul s or i l yhav eCX andAI component si nal l t hes ol ut i onsand al s oi ncr eas et henetpr omot ers cor e( NPS) .

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Ver i ntcr eat edaPhonet i cBoos t i ngPack “ Covi d1 9cat egor y”t os uppor tour cus t omer s , whi chwasof f er edf r eet oal l Ver i nts peechanal yt i cscus t omer s .

ANI LCHAWLA

Howdi dt hePhonet i cBoost i ngPackhel p?

MANAGI NGDI RECTOR, CES-VERI NTI NDI A&SAARC

•Suppor t edor gani s at i onsi nunder s t andi ng t hei rcus t omer s ’ t opques t i onsand concer ns •Pr ovi dedi ns i ght si nt ohowendcons umer s wer ef i ndi ngpubl i s hedi nf or mat i on •I mpr ov eds el f s er vi cechannel sanddi gi t al pr es encef orendcus t omer s •I dent i f i edchal l engesf acedbyempl oy ees •Of f er edpr oact i v es uppor t

F r om ent er pr i s es , cont actcent r est ohome DELI VERI NGCX of f i ces–manyor gani s at i onshadt oal t er bus i nes soper at i onsqui ckl yanddr amat I NTI MESOFCRI SI S: Consumersfoundthemselvesgrapplingiwcaitllhy. ur gentques t i onsr el at edt ot hei rbank LI STEN, ADAPT account s , EMI s , cancel l at i ons , l oansand mor e.

Peopl ef eel uncer t ai nandor gani s at i ons ANDRESPOND wantt ohel pt hem asef f i ci ent l yaspos s i bl e.

Aspar toft heCovi d1 9r api dr es pons eef f or t , Ver i ntus i ngs peechanal yt i cs , r eachedoutt o ourcus t omer swhoneededi mmedi at eand ongoi ngi ns i ght si nt oCovi d1 9’ si mpacton t hei rcus t omer sandempl oy ees .

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Wi t hBCPandt hecompl et eces s at i onoft hei r i nhous eanal yt i cst eam, oneofI ndi a’ sl ar ges t pr i v at ebankswasanxi ousaboutmi s s i ngout k eyconv er s at i onswi t ht hei rcus t omer s .

Ver i nts t eppedi nandof f er edas s i s t ancei n under s t andi ngwhatt heendcus t omer swer e cal l i ngt hebankf or .

Thebank’ scal l v ol ume haddr oppedby1 3percent .

Ver i ntphonet i c boos t ers peechanal yt i csdi s cov er edt hat s ev enpercentoft hecal l v ol umewaswi t hi n t heemer gencys er vi cecal l s .

Anot hermaj orcont actcent r ecl i ent , s er vi ci ngUSCr edi tCar ds , benef i t t edf r om Ver i nt ’ sSpeechAnal yt i csPhonet i cBoos t i ng i ni t i at i v e.

Thedi s cov er ys howcas edt hat57 percentofcal l shaddi s cus s i onsar ound

af f ect ed, appl y , qual i f i ed, i mpact ed, pr ogr amme, et c.

Thi shel pedt hecont actcent r el eaderi n qual i f yi ngcus t omer si nt opaymentr el eas e pr ogr ammewher e75percentoft hecal l er s hadl os tt hei rj obsand25percentoft hem hav econt r act edt hevi r us .

Ver i nt ’ scus t omerout r eachi ni t i at i v ef or Covi d1 9f ur t herhel pedanot herdi vi s i onof t hecont actcent r egi ant , s er vi ci ngUSt el cos i nuncov er i ngcus t omer swer ecal l i ng pr i mar i l ybecaus et heywer eunabl et or et ur n t heequi pment , paybi l l sandf orr ef und s t at us .

Ver i nthasnotonl ypr oact i v el yr eachedoutt o cus t omer s , buthasal s oempower edt hem t hr ought r ai ni ngt ocar r youtt hePhonet i c Boos t i nganal yt i csont hei rown, f ur t her ai di ngt hem t ocompr ehendt hei rend cus t omerandcont i nuedel i v er i nggr eat cus t omerexper i enceev enwhi l eoper at i ng r emot el y .

Theanal yt i csi shel pi ngor gani s at i ons f or mul at ecoor di nat edanddat adr i v en r es pons est ocus t omerconcer ns , updat e agent sonans wer st ok eyi s s uesandquer i es , ands ur f acer eal t i mei ns i ght s .

Ver i nt s t ayscommi t t edt oourcus t omer sandi s pr oudt obes uppor t i ngt hecommuni t y t hr oughandbey ondt hes echal l engi ngt i mes .

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