RCS stories
Brands are being pushed to consolidate marketing tools as Attentive adds agentic AI features across SMS, email, RCS and push notifications.
Maestra's US customer base jumps 144% as DTC brands abandon Klaviyo for a single platform spanning email, personalisation and paid media.
Football fans can now get fixtures, stats and games in WhatsApp and RCS as Infobip deepens its push into sports engagement.
The tie-up broadens verified customer messaging for multinational brands, tapping Truecaller's 500 million monthly users through Route Mobile's global network.
Android users will be warned when a saved contact's call appears spoofed, as Google moves to curb rising impersonation scams.
A zero-day in a widely used Japanese learning platform let hackers plant malware, while Chinese phishing services are now bypassing one-time codes.
Businesses are shifting to AI-led customer service, lifting 8x8's usage-based revenue by more than 70% in the quarter.
Brands risk losing mobile messages in cluttered inboxes as Attentive adds tools to steer RCS or SMS delivery and preserve thread visibility.
Businesses will be able to verify texts and calls more easily as RingCentral expands RCS, AI and Microsoft Teams support across key markets.
Customer-facing staff may handle chats and calls more easily after 8x8 Engage won Gold at the NY Product Design Awards.
Owners of newer Galaxy phones will need to switch to Google Messages, as Samsung’s in-house app is set to stop working in July 2026.
Infobip data shows single-channel alerts collapsing as brands pivot to omnichannel, AI-led conversations across SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and voice.
Gamma is urging organisations to prioritise quick CX wins, reducing customer friction and risk while building momentum for longer-term change.
Infobip launches AgentOS, an AI orchestration layer unifying customer data and channels so autonomous agents can manage and personalise service.
Google and Klaviyo are deepening ties to power AI “agentic commerce”, linking ads, search and RCS messaging to real-time customer data.
General Magic secures USD $7.2m to grow SMS-based AI agents that cut insurance quote times to minutes and slash inbound calls by 30%.
Retailers are under pressure to curb networked payment fraud without harming checkout conversion, a challenge Ecommpay's award-winning tool targets.
Android users will get a warning when a supposedly familiar caller may be spoofed, as deepfake-enabled scams rise.
Fraud fears and rising smishing are pushing UK firms towards verified RCS and AI-led omnichannel chats, a new study finds.
Ecommpay has been shortlisted in three Retail Systems Awards, spotlighting its payments innovation and in-house fraud prevention tools.
