As technology continues to shape digital experiences, customers today are demanding seamless, personalized, and user-friendly experiences at every touchpoint, and this is heaping unprecedented pressure on banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector companies. According to a recent study, globally banks are losing 20 percent of their customers due to poor customer experience (CX). Another study found that 72 percent of customers want immediate service – and more than half of customers will switch to a competitor after just one bad experience – underscoring the urgent need for BFSI companies to make customer-centricity a priority.

Doing so requires BFSI firms to consistently innovate, invest in technology, prioritize the customer journey, and demonstrate a commitment to security and transparency in dealing with customers. Besides helping them to retain customers, such an approach has clear business benefits: a study by research firm Forrester found that banks that continually improve customer service outperform their rivals in terms of growth rate by 3.2 times.

AI solution to the CX puzzle

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a key solution to the CX puzzle, with 73 percent of customers surveyed believing that AI will improve customer service quality. A recent KPMG survey found that almost two-thirds of executives surveyed believe Generative AI (GenAI) will have a high or extremely high impact on their organization in the next three to five years. However, 60 percent of those surveyed admitted that they are still a year or two away from implementing their first GenAI solution, with less than half saying they lack the technology, talent, and governance to successfully implement GenAI.

The fact is that many organizations are still trying to figure out how it works and are evaluating their own internal capabilities, and how to factor GenAI into their digital transformation journeys. With GenAI proving to be promising in improving CX by allowing businesses to gain invaluable insights into customer preferences, deliver personalized interactions, and produce compelling content that helps capture and retain consumers, there is intense pressure for banks to keep pace.

Improving personalization

By leveraging data-driven insights, advanced algorithms, and context-aware interactions, GenAI can analyze massive volumes of customer data, including transaction history, financial behaviors, and preferences, to develop complete and accurate customer profiles. Data such as a customer’s financial situation and goals, risk tolerance, and spending patterns can be leveraged to offer hyper-personalized product recommendations and financial advice that align with each individual’s specific needs and objectives. These insights can even be offered in real-time during customer interactions to empower them in their decision-making.

The capabilities of virtual assistants and chatbots have also been revolutionized by GenAI, bringing them beyond straightforward rule-based interactions to more intricate and contextually aware conversational agents. With the ability to comprehend context and understand individual customer preferences and financial situations, these virtual assistants can offer personalized customer support around the clock, allowing customers to receive prompt and helpful responses at any time — a challenge most customers face with bank customer hotlines.

Ensuring security and fraud prevention

At the same time, through its analytical and real-time monitoring capabilities, GenAI can deliver greater customer security by analyzing large volumes of data and identifying unusual patterns that might suggest fraudulent activity, potential cyber threats, and security vulnerabilities. By enhancing biometric authentication, such as fingerprint scanning and face recognition, GenAI can also strengthen security on top of enhancing CX, improving the accuracy of identity verification and guaranteeing that only individuals with the proper authorization have access to sensitive data and services. AI-driven systems also learn from data over time and adapt security measures accordingly, helping to reduce false positives and enhance user experience.

However, GenAI does present several ethical considerations that must be addressed. GenAI systems need access to large volumes of customer data to offer personalized services. Handling sensitive financial information raises ethical questions in which BFSI institutions must prioritize data privacy and implement data protection measures to safeguard against data breaches. BFSI sector companies must ensure that AI-driven decision-making procedures are understandable and transparent – customers have the right to be informed of how their data is used and how AI algorithms affect financial advice. Additionally, BFSI institutions should regularly audit and assess their GenAI systems to ensure adherence to ethical standards, data protection laws, and fair treatment of customers.

Overcoming implementation challenges

To gain the benefits of GenAI in enhancing CX in the BFSI sector, companies need to address the challenges that come with implementation. To seamlessly integrate GenAI into current BFSI systems, meticulous planning, technological expertise, and a thorough comprehension of the organization’s goals and processes are all necessary. Data availability and quality, data security and privacy, AI talent, model complexity, and system integration with legacy systems are among the issues that need to be tackled. Investing in data preparation and protection security measures, implementing ethical frameworks, and working with AI and digital transformation specialists that understand the BFSI sector help guarantee smooth integration, and are all essential to addressing implementation challenges.

GenAI is fast revolutionizing BFSI customer experience through personalized, efficient, and secure services. Embracing GenAI would pave the way for seamless and personalized CX, helping BFSI companies achieve sustained growth, customer loyalty, and a competitive advantage in today’s digital age.


Nischal Tanna is the Chief Executive Officer of TransformHub.

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