Financial Services
Issue 5 January 1998 2-17555-230-024
Automate Routine Transactions
In many countries, as much as a quarter of all bank transactions are c onducted
by telephone. For related businesses such as brokerage houses, th e percentage
can be much higher. Typically, at least half of these calls are from callers request-
ing routine information. The INTUITY CONVERSANT System allows you to s et up
an automated attendant that screens calls for your busy cu stomer service repre-
sentatives. For example, the attendant may handle inco ming calls by offering the
following options to the caller:
■For business hours, press 1.
■For interest rates, press 2.
■To receive a loan application, press 3.
■To speak to a customer service representative, press 0 .
■Or simply enter the extension of the person you are trying to r each.
For the calls channeled to your customer service repres entatives, DEFINITY
ECS’s Automatic Call Distribution holds overflow calls in qu eue for the next avail-
able representative. It generates reports that identify peak calling periods, how
much time representatives are spending on calls, and which lines a re being
used. This allows you to maintain high quality custome r service while adjusting
the size and working hours of your staff.
A real advantage of the INTUITY CONVERSANT system is that it al lows your cus-
tomers to bank 24 hours a day. With additional CONVERSANT software, your
customers can:
■Inquire about their accounts and get balances
■Transfer funds from one account or investment to another
■Identify checks that have cleared or transactions that have been made
■Stop a transaction or payment on a check
■Pay fees or bills
Network Regional and Global Offices
If your company has offices scattered throughout differe nt regions or countries,
it’s probably important to you that your procedures are the same every where.
Your customers probably expect consistent service wherever they go and how -
ever they choose to interact with your firm. Networking the offices togeth er is an
obvious solution, because it also allows the offices to s hare information. To
accommodate this, your system must be flexible e nough to accommodate a vari-
ety of requirements and equipment.