Dating in the time of AI: Are you swiping right on a guy, girl, ChatGPT, or Gemini?AI is reshaping online dating, with many users now relying on tools to craft bios, messages and even real-time conversations, often creatin...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
As banks tap AI for big tasks, local startups get a promptWhile automation of call centres saw the first wave of AI adoption in the highly regulated sector, more applications are getting powered by...
05 Mar, 2026, 09.22 AM IST
Voice AI firm Arrowhead raises $3 million in a round led by Stellaris Venture PartnersArrowhead has raised $3 million in a funding round led by the early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners. The round also s...
07 Jan, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
Voice AI moves beyond scripts as Indian firms tap multilingual botsAI-powered voice assistants are transforming customer interactions across India, handling queries in multiple languages with unprecedented ...
03 Sep, 2025, 11.39 AM IST
Voice AI startup Navana AI raises Rs 7 crore in round led by Antler IndiaAjay Agarwal, Ronnie Screwvala, and Sandeep Singhal participated in the funding round. The fresh funds will be used by the company for its ...
15 Jul, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
Startups chase finserv companies seeking GenAI customer support use casesWith agentic AI, banks can solve a large part of their customers' basic queries by software, instead of dedicating teams with human agents....
11 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Meesho launches GenAI-powered voice bot to provide 24x7 customer supportThe voice bot, rolled out last month, handles about 60,000 calls per day. It has slashed the cost per call by 75%, halved the average handl...
26 Nov, 2024, 09.56 PM IST
PhonePe revenue bump; NPCI’s Bhim makeoverDigital payments major PhonePe has reported a 74% jump in revenue for FY24. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
26 Aug, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Cheap AI voice bots are taking off with businesses in IndiaIndia has tried to keep pace with the global artificial intelligence frenzy in the nearly two years since ChatGPT launched, but chatbots ha...
26 Aug, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Backed by tech, consumer interaction with brands and purchases will see significant changes in 2023Over the next few years, we can expect to see a shift from live-agent assisted voice to AI-driven voice responses on IVRs in customer suppo...
29 Dec, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Powering the banking landscape using technology: From customer service to fraud detectionRetail banking is becoming increasingly competitive due to many existing banks and new, unorthodox players that have entered the market, su...
21 Oct, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
Harnessing the Potential of Voice AI in BFSI and Contact Centres08 Nov, 2021, 03.45 PM IST
Yellow Messenger rebrands to yellow.ai; launches voice botsThe company can now automate customer experience across over 100 languages through its enterprise chat and voice bots, across over 35 chann...
21 Jun, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
Lenders bank on bots to improve customer serviceTop Indian banks say they are on the cusp of automated future with advancements in artificial intelligence.
06 Feb, 2019, 12.42 PM IST
Kotak Mahindra Bank launches new AI powered voice botKeya uses automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding and text-to-speech technology to help customers navigate smoothly an...
02 Apr, 2018, 06.11 PM IST
Evolution of voice assistants in banking - from simple Q&A to personalized advice20 Jan, 2018, 12.02 PM IST
How web chatbots are putting millions of low-level jobs at riskSoftware research labs across the globe are locked in a race to create bots that are brainier than the rest - and mimic human beings the cl...
14 Mar, 2017, 01.38 AM IST