Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 36 | Page 84

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology Zain launches zBot – the new face of smart customer service ///////////////////////////// Zain is the first telecom company to offer an interactive agent solution in Kuwait. Z ain, a leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, has announced the launch of zBot, an all-new interactive digital channel for smart customer service, making it the first telecom company to launch this innovative solution in Kuwait. The new channel utilises the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to interact and respond to customer inquiries in a fully automated manner without the need of human input. The launch of this revolutionary customer service channel was made during a press conference held at Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) at Zain’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh, which witnessed the attendance of Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Officer Eaman Al Roudhan, Chief Commercial Officer Meshal Al Kandari, Chief Technical Officer Nawaf Al Gharabally, and Chief Corporate Communications and Relations Officer Waleed Al Khashti. “The launch of this new innovative channel comes in line with our strategic plans to enrich Zain’s Digital Transformation journey and reinforce its leadership in the Kuwaiti market and the region. innovative services to our existing traditional channels such as the call centre and Zain branches available all around Kuwait.” “zBot is one of the most interactive services directed at enriching our customer experience efforts. It responds to inquiries and questions from customers in a fully automated manner without having to wait for input from a human agent through providing the latest offers, enabling the management of accounts, activating services, and much more. The new zBot interactive channel offers a variety of services in a fully automated manner through Zain’s app and website, including showing the latest offers and promotions on prepaid and postpaid plans, managing accounts, adding/removing roaming services and international calls, purchasing smart devices from the Zain online store, showing the current balance or contract details, inquiring about roaming information and branch locations, and much more. The channel is available in both Arabic and English, and customers can talk to it in a natural tone as if speaking to a human agent. “Implementing Digital Transformation tools has become a necessity to advance the customer experience sector and overcome the challenges it faces. As Zain serves the largest family of subscribers in Kuwait, we are committed to intensify our efforts to enrich our customer experience and make it easier and more flexible through adding such Zain’s strategy is centred around Digital Transformation leadership and empowering the community to enjoy a smarter portable lifestyle, as well as using advanced technology and Zain’s long experience to enable an easier and more flexible life. The company places itself as an active partner in creating the future of smart life in Kuwait. n “This channel revolutionises the customer experience industry and will open new horizons in our smart services portfolio. The conference was accompanied by a live demo of the announced channel, which was designed to reflect Zain’s Digital Transformation leadership in the Kuwaiti market. Zain Kuwait’s Chief Commercial Officer, Meshal Al Kandari, said: “We announce the launch of zBot, the new face of smart customer services, making Zain the first telecom company to offer the interactive agent solution in Kuwait. 84 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com