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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND USES ARTESIAN TECHNOLOGY TO PUT CUSTOMERS BACK AT THE CENTRE OF RBS CHALLENGER BANK

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Posted on December 10, 2014

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RBS Partners with Artesian for Customer Engagement

Artesian, the innovative developer of social intelligence software has announced that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is using its solution to help it to measure the levels of engagement between its relationship managers and their customers.

Artesian is working with the RBS team who are creating a stand-alone challenger bank by 2017. The bank, which will be called Williams and Glyn, already exists with RBS group and focuses on small and medium sized businesses providing products and services from over 300 branches and corporate offices across the UK.

Customer-Centricity as a Performance Indicator

Running a bank efficiently requires a complex array of performance indicators and RBS have added one more: customer-centricity. The use of the Artesian software has involved the team of relationship managers and the technology is being used to analyse the exchanges between them and their customers.

Technology Empowering Relationship Managers

Robert Pailin, Managing Director North Corporate at RBS-Williams and Glyn, said: “We wanted a platform that not only helped our relationship managers understand our customer’s businesses but which would also help to measure how well they are understood. The aim was to go beyond simple verbal transactions and measure the quality of interaction between our team and our customer”

Rebuilding Trust in the Banking Sector

Recent industry research has indicated that whilst consumer trust in banks is improving, it still has some way to go. RBS was keen to use modern technology to help it gain insight on how it could address this issue.

Key Takeaways

  • RBS is piloting Artesian’s social intelligence software to measure engagement quality between relationship managers and SMEs.
  • The initiative supports RBS’s challenger bank project, Williams & Glyn, targeting launch by end‑2017.
  • Artesian’s solution analyses interactions to move beyond simple transactional metrics toward customer‑centric engagement quality assessment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Artesian’s software used for in this context?
To analyse exchanges between relationship managers and customers, measuring quality of interaction and understanding, not just transaction volume.
What is Williams & Glyn?
A stand‑alone challenger bank brand under RBS, focusing on small and medium‑sized businesses, targeted for launch by the end of 2017.
Why is RBS using this technology?
To introduce a new customer‑centric performance metric to enhance trust, engagement, and service quality, addressing persistent trust issues in banking.

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