Process automation stories
Telecoms operators are using the software to cut outages, alarm noise and order failures after live trials expanded across five continents.
The energy group has trimmed hiring bottlenecks, cutting candidate sign-off time by 27 days and speeding screening by 13 days with AI.
Most large firms are yet to embed AI fully, as data, integration and governance issues keep agentic projects stuck in pilots.
AI-driven content growth is forcing larger firms to speed up compliance checks, as the New York start-up targets more sectors and regions.
Businesses can now add AI-driven customer service inside Microsoft Teams as AnywhereNow and Meridian IT bundle deployment and support around existing systems.
More local support is being lined up for firms in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg as AI projects intensify scrutiny of data quality.
Consumers now expect faster, more automated support as AI agents handle complex customer journeys, though many firms still struggle to prove ROI.
The payroll group will move core systems to AWS, aiming to speed AI features and reduce manual work across HR and tax platforms.
Rising AI use and customer growth across the region have prompted a leadership shake-up as Smartsheet expands in Asia-Pacific and Japan.
Procurement teams could run far more sourcing events without extra staff as the new system cuts six- to 10-week exercises to days.
The awards highlight how insurers, agencies and police are using process software to cut delays, clear backlogs and save staff time.
Regulated Salesforce users can now start document creation and e-signature in AI assistants while approvals and audit trails stay inside Salesforce.
Routine software purchases are still bogged down by high-touch sales processes, even though most buyers would happily check out online.
Advisers could reclaim hours each week as the new software auto-fills forms, drafts emails and updates records after client meetings.
Funding gaps and manual processing mean most post-trade firms are not yet ready for the UK's faster T+1 settlement cycle.
Logistics customers will be able to query stock and delivery data in plain English as Diamond tests a new AI agent for Despatchlab.
Shared AI infrastructure will help the insurer roll out agents faster, while keeping oversight tight across its 52-country network.
Home loan applicants are reaching loan lodgement 2.5 times faster after Lendi Group linked AI agents to Twilio's platform.
Built-in generative, predictive and agentic features aim to cut manual work and sharpen forecasting for more than 1,500 Pronto Xi users.
Pressure to lift output is pushing Kiwi businesses to embed AI in daily communications, with labour productivity up to 40% below peers.