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Deepak Kashyap, Co-Founder & CEO
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With the boom in e-Commerce, digital banking, and D2C models has accelerated this shift, companies now demand contact center solutions that go beyond handling high volumes. They want intelligent systems that can analyze sentiment, track customer journeys, and provide actionable insights in real time. AI tools like chatbots, voice recognition, predictive analytics, and virtual agents are becoming integral to contact center operations, helping reduce costs while enhancing service quality. India, with its rich legacy in the BPO sector and a growing pool of tech talent, is well-positioned to lead this AI-powered revolution. Among the pioneers in this space is Mas Callnet, a company that has spent over two decades shaping how brands engage with their customers. What began as a modest BPO operation has today transformed into a cutting-edge customer experience powerhouse.
Are Chatbots Really Elevating CX?
By: Sujith Vasudevan, Managing Editor
It’s an undeniable fact that mere products or brand names don’t cut it anymore for customers in this tech-ade. Today, when consumers or businesses purchase a product or service, they aspire to buy a package with a hassle-free 360-degree experience.
How Software Intelligence Can Power Digital India 2.0
By: Vincent Delaroche, Founder & CEO, CAST
Vincent is a passionate entrepreneur and an industry thought leader with a team of spirited CAST-mates, pioneering a whole new market category, dubbed “Software Intelligence”.
Embossing CX Function with AI Looming
By: Sameer Koul, Co-Founder & Customer Specialist, Dashamlav AI Labs
Sameer is a highly regarded business leader with more than 25 years of experience in monetization, forging strategic partnerships, and launching high-growth solutions in sectors including Healthcare, Energy, and Oil & Gas.
Future of Cybersecurity: AI-Powered Threat Detection & Response
By: Parag Deodhar, Managing Director-Internal Audit, Global IT Audit Lead, Accenture and Key Advisory Council Member, CyberSec India Expo
Parag is a risk management professional with a keen interest in cybersecurity, AI, operational risk, and fraud risk management.
Navigating IT Strategy Alignment and Scalability in the Manufacturing Sector
By: Prince Joseph, Group CIO, SFO Technologies
With over 30 years of experience, Prince is a Business Technology Leader specializing in Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity who drives innovation and strong cybersecurity postures for enterprises.
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10 Most Recommended AI-Based Contact Centers - 2025
AI-driven contact centers are becoming central to the modern customer experience strategy and, thus, with their implementation, an array of collateral impacts on other industries would follow. As organizations are engrossed in efficiency, personalization, and 24/7 service, intelligent contact center solutions keep on gaining demand. Underpinned by sectors like retail, BFSI, telecom, healthcare, and e-commerce, the market has exploded and is forecasted for double-digit CAGR growth over the near future. This transformation has been enabled by advances in natural language processing, machine learning, and speech analytics for real-time agent assistance, automated query resolution, and predictive customer insights. AI has come to offer reduced response times, decreased operational run-time, and better service quality, in turn, this boosts customer satisfaction and retention.
"AI-powered contact centers are not just transforming customer service, they're redefining the experience customers expect" On the other hand, cloud deployment models complement it further in adoption by providing them with scaling, flexibility, and cheap infrastructure. Significant companies have invested in AI innovation to remain at the forefront. Agents are being redefined and the customer engagement strategy has changed with omnichannel integrations, emotion detection, and AI-based coaching. As AI maturity progresses, the contact center is evolving from a cost center toward being a strategic business driver. Data privacy issues, algorithm bias, complex integration, and maybe even the fear of losing human jobs are still hurdles to be dealt with. Another constraint is the availability of skilled professionals to manage these AI ecosystems, which is lacking in most organizations. However, the AI contact center market has a glimmer of hope. Continuous innovation and regulatory clarity fill these present gaps, thereby providing ample opportunity for increased business growth and customer service digitization.
CIO Insider magazine in this issue presents a list of '10 Most Recommended AI-Based Contact Centers - 2025', who have leveraged their extensive industry expertise and experience in bringing innovative solutions to business. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.
10 Most Recommended AI-Based Contact Centers - 2025
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Asapp | Priya Vijayarajendran, CEO | A next-gen technology company specializing in enterprise AI for customer service, their product portfolio encompasses five primary offerings, namely Generative Agent, ASAPP Messaging, AutoTranscribe, AutoSummary, and AutoCompose |
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Convin | Ashish Santhalia , Co-Founder & CEO | The firm helps businesses improve customer support and sales performance, leverages conversational intelligence to automatically analyze calls, provides agent assistance, and deliver actionable insights for coaching and compliance |
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DialPad | Prashanti Aduma , CIO | Offers real-time transcription, sentiment analysis, and AI-driven coaching tools to assist agents during calls with features like AI-powered virtual assistants, omnichannel support, and seamless integrations with tools |
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Five9 | Ajay Awatramani , Chief Product Officer | Leveraging its Intelligent Cloud Contact Center and AI tools like Agent Assist and automation, it enhances agent performance, streamlines workflows, and enables seamless omnichannel engagement |
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Genesys | Raja Lakshmipathy , Vice President & Managing Director - India | The company's cloud-based solutions facilitate automated interactions, support agents in real-time, and offer comprehensive analytics to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency |
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Mas Callnet | Deepak Kashyap, Co-Founder & CEO | The company leverages industry expertise and unique AI technologies to create tailored customer experience strategies for clients across sectors like BFSI, e-Commerce, D2C, and healthcare |
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Nice | Sanjay Gupta , Vice President- South Asia (ASEAN, India) & Middle East | The company uses advanced analytics, automation, and Enlighten AI to improve agent performance, customize customer interactions, and ensure compliance for seamless omnichannel support |
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Salesforce | Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO & Chairperson - India & South Asia | Offers an AI-powered contact center solution through its Service Cloud and enables intelligent, personalized customer support by automating workflows, predicting customer needs, and providing agent assistance |
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Talkdesk | Munil Shah , CTO | A cloud-based, AI-powered contact center platform designed to enhance customer experience and streamline support operations, it automates workflows, provides real-time agent assistance, and delivers actionable insights |
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Zendesk | Shashi Upadhyay , President - Product, Engineering & AI | An AI-powered contact center platform designed to enhance customer service through intelligent automation and real-time agent support, its AI agents autonomously resolve customer interactions across various channels |