Vritti May 2017 | Page 7

vritti Trending now Well, what does this mean for the consumers? Simply put, it talks about an era of technological advancement when you will never have to leave a messaging platform in order to perform any daily activity. Shopping, Advertising, CRM, Transport bookings, Banking; every internet service will happen on one platform. Kasisto, the startup that helped create Siri, is working with banks across the globe to provide a simpler way to watch your money- or even control it. Kasisto stated that the essence is to do things that you can't do in other ways. Banks across the globe are jumping on the ChatBot bandwagon to provide Internet services to their customers. Banks today, are already providing their own, voice and text-enabled, digital assistants to help customers in their day-to-day transactions. May 2017 DBS Singapore is working with Kasisto to integrate banking services in a messaging platform using AI. This, although in its early phase, looks very promising for the banking of the future. DBS talks about banking being embedded in other things of life. Capital One with Amazon's Alexa had provided banking services where customers can check their balance, make payments, review recent transactions and understand their spending habits using voice commands. MasterCard and Amex let customers to access their accounts and perform daily activities through Facebook Messenger. A few examples of Banks and other FI using chatbots for payments: Financial Institutions Chatbot /AI based Banking Applications Bank of America Erica Text and voice enabled chatbot; Sends customer notifications, identifies areas of saving money, provides updates on FICO score, facilitates bill pay within BoFA app. Capital One Eno Text enabled chatbot; Allows customers to find out upcoming bills, check account balances and pay credit card bill using voice Ally Bank Ally Assist Speech and text enabled assistant; Enables customers monitor accounts and transactions, pay bills, make transfers and deposits, and track spending and saving patterns Barclays Africa Chatbanking Extends baking to Social Media platforms; Enables customers to check balance, make payments to friends, review recent transactions, and pay bills and purchase data from Social Media platforms DBS Singapore DigiBank Voice and text enabled assistant; Customers can review their transaction history, check their current interest rate, make payments and money transfers, and answer banking queries Salient Features Source: https://www.abe.ai/blog/10-big-banks-using-chatbots-boost-business/ 7