Employee Engagement is the Top Corporate Objective
20-Jul-2023
Global
Customer Research
Digital transformation is helping BFSI organizations establish closer relationships with their customers and deliver great products/-services. Extending this further, BFSI contact centers are now focusing on automating processes to assimilate information and generate insights that deliver memorable experiences at a fraction of the cost. Cost pressures and resource constraints are perpetual issues for BFSI contact centers, which is why AI and analytics play a significant role in predicting problems and simulating process improvement.
Contact center organizations in the BFSI sector are prioritizing employees in 2023, after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on employee burnout and staffing levels. They invest in understanding customer journeys better and leverage data to deliver more personalized service and enhance customer outcomes. This study explores how contact centers engage agents to attract the best talent and reduce attrition as hybrid and work-from-home models continue to grow.
Research Highlights
The primary goals of this research are to:
- Uncover IT challenges faced by BFSI contact center organizations today
- Monitor the status of digital transformation in contact center organizations
- Assess the current and future use of contact center solutions
- Evaluate factors that drive investments in contact center solutions
- Gauge market and technology trends
- Appraise available IT budgets
Key Features
Frost & Sullivan’s approach to achieving these goals were to conduct:
- A virtual customer survey of leaders involved in purchasing contact center solutions;
- In-depth discussions with thought leaders in contact center organizations through Frost & Sullivan’s Customer Experience (CX) Client Council, BFSI Industry Research Practice, Contact Center MindXchanges, Webinars, and Virtual Think Tanks; and
- Continuous conversations with key contact center solutions providers around the world.
Author: Krishna Baidya
Strategic Objectives of this Study
Key Findings from the 2023 Contact Center Customer Survey—BFSI Industry Perspective
Customer Research Methodology & Respondent Profile
Scope
BFSI Industry Snapshot
Key Success Factors for BFSI Organizations
Disruption in the BFSI Industry
CX Strategic Priorities in BFSI
Improving Employee Experience Tops Organization Goals
Building Trust and Ensuring Customer Loyalty when Automating Interactions
Building Trust and Ensuring Customer Loyalty when Automating Interactions (continued)
BFSI Contact Center’s CX Technology Investment Imperative
Strong Outlook for CX Technology Investment
Voice Reins—Virtual Agents Ascend
Sentiment Analysis is Key for Delivering Enhanced CX with “Empathy”
Infusion of AI Across Contact Center Spectrum
Infusion of AI Across Contact Center Spectrum (continued)
Flexible APIs, CPaaS, and Programmability Enables BFSI Contact Centers to Add New Capabilities Quickly and Easily
Supporting Remote/Hybrid Work for Contact Centers Still Poses Challenge for BFSI Sector
Employee Experience (EX) is Crucial for Delivering CX
BFSI Contact Centers Struggle with High Attrition
Voice of the Employee Programs Leads Employee Engagement Initiatives in BFSI Organizations
Performance Management—Quality Monitoring is Top Investment for Employee Engagement
Flourishing Remote/Hybrid Models Offer Opportunities
Remote Workforce Resulted Employee Retention—Increased Revenue
Channel Dynamics—Last 12 Months
Asynchronous Channel Delivered Better Satisfaction
Cost of Implementation Thwarts BFSI Sector’s Omnichannel Customer Experience Ambition
Growth Opportunities for CX Solution Providers
Strategic Recommendations for BFSI’s CX Pursuit
Strategic Recommendation for BFSI’s CX Pursuit (continued)
Key Considerations for Vendor Partnerships
Recommendations for CX Solution Providers
Recommendations for CX Solution Providers (continued)
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Global Bank Revolutionizing Customer Experience—Pioneering Conversational Banking
A Leading Bank Adopts a Holistic Approach to CX Insights and Realizes Huge Savings
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Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on BFSI Customer Engagement
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
List of Exhibits
List of Exhibits (continued)
Legal Disclaimer
- BFSI: Priority Business Goals, Global, 2022-2024
- BFSI: Top Customer Experience Priorities in Contact Centers, Global, 2023-2024
- BFSI: Top Five Factors Preventing Organizations from Achieving CX Objectives, Global, 2023 to 2024
- BFSI: Estimated Change in CX Technology Spending, Global, 2023-2024
- BFSI: Interaction Channels Supported, Global, 2022-2024
- BFSI: Investments in Contact Center Analytics, Global, 2022-2024
- AI Technologies Adoption in Contact Centers, BFSI, Global, 2022-2024
- BFSI: Use of CPaaS and Programmable Communications Via Flexible APIs in Contact Center Organizations, Global, 2022-2024
- BFSI: Top Five IT Challenges in Contact Centers, Global, 2023
- BFSI: Rate of Attrition in Contact Centers, Global, 2022
- Employee Engagement Initiatives in Contact Centers, BFSI - Global, 2023
- BFSI: CX Solutions Investment Plans, Global, 2022-2024
- BFSI: Percent of Remote Agents, Global, 2022-2023
- BFSI: Benefits of Hiring Remote Employees, Global, 2022
- BFSI: Agent Performance Remote Vs. Onsite, Global, 2022
- BFSI: Shift in the Number of Customer Interactions in Contact Centers, Global, 2023
- BFSI: Shift in the Number of Customer Interactions by Channel, Global, 2023
- Percent of Respondents “Extremely Satisfied” or “Very Satisfied” with Contact Center Interaction Channels: Overall Sectors vs. BFSI, Global, 2022
- BFSI: Level of Channel Omnichannel Integration in Contact Centers, Global, 2022
- BFSI: Reasons Contact Centers are Unable to Deliver Omnichannel Customer Experiences, Global, 2022
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| Deliverable Type | Customer Research |
|---|---|
| Industries | Information Technology |
| No Index | No |
| Is Prebook | No |
| Keyword 1 | Digital Transformation Market |
| Keyword 2 | Digital Transformation Technologies |
| Keyword 3 | Contact Center As A Service |
| List of Charts and Figures | BFSI: Priority Business Goals, Global, 2022-2024~ BFSI: Top Customer Experience Priorities in Contact Centers, Global, 2023-2024~ BFSI: Top Five Factors Preventing Organizations from Achieving CX Objectives, Global, 2023 to 2024~ BFSI: Estimated Change in CX Technology Spending, Global, 2023-2024~ BFSI: Interaction Channels Supported, Global, 2022-2024~ BFSI: Investments in Contact Center Analytics, Global, 2022-2024~ AI Technologies Adoption in Contact Centers, BFSI, Global, 2022-2024~ BFSI: Use of CPaaS and Programmable Communications Via Flexible APIs in Contact Center Organizations, Global, 2022-2024~ BFSI: Top Five IT Challenges in Contact Centers, Global, 2023~ BFSI: Rate of Attrition in Contact Centers, Global, 2022~ Employee Engagement Initiatives in Contact Centers, BFSI - Global, 2023~ BFSI: CX Solutions Investment Plans, Global, 2022-2024~ BFSI: Percent of Remote Agents, Global, 2022-2023~ BFSI: Benefits of Hiring Remote Employees, Global, 2022~ BFSI: Agent Performance Remote Vs. Onsite, Global, 2022~ BFSI: Shift in the Number of Customer Interactions in Contact Centers, Global, 2023~ BFSI: Shift in the Number of Customer Interactions by Channel, Global, 2023~ Percent of Respondents “Extremely Satisfied” or “Very Satisfied” with Contact Center Interaction Channels: Overall Sectors vs. BFSI, Global, 2022~ BFSI: Level of Channel Omnichannel Integration in Contact Centers, Global, 2022~ BFSI: Reasons Contact Centers are Unable to Deliver Omnichannel Customer Experiences, Global, 2022~ |
| Podcast | No |
| WIP Number | PE64-01-00-00-00 |
