DBS Bank

Designing a more cohesive multimodal customer experience across Asia

DBS Bank needed to align customer expectations, agent workflows, partner delivery, and technology across a complex regional environment. Creative Communications Lab helped define a CX-first roadmap, simplify frontline workflows, unify voice and digital interaction standards, and improve cross-application visibility.
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The challenge

aligning customer expectations with agent workflows

Large-scale banking environments rarely suffer from a lack of tools. The real issue is fragmentation: multiple partners, legacy systems, and inconsistent interaction standards across different markets. This creates a disjointed experience for customers and high cognitive load for agents who must navigate disparate applications to resolve simple queries.

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The insight

The challenge wasn't the tools. It was the fragmentation.

Regional transformations require more than just technical deployment; they require a unified vision that spans technology, operations, and culture. By focusing on the agent experience as much as the customer experience, DBS was able to drive sustainable improvements across multiple markets and reduce the friction that often plagues large-scale banking operations.

The response

Designed around the operation.

CX-first roadmap

We defined a clear path for customer experience across all touchpoints, ensuring consistency across regional markets.

Simplified frontline workflows

We reduced complexity for agents by unifying disparate systems into a more intuitive, single-view workspace.

Unified interaction standards

We established a common set of standards for voice and digital interactions to ensure a consistent brand voice.

10+

markets aligned

25%

reduction in agent load

15%

increase in CSAT

Creative Communications Lab helped us unify our regional CX strategy, bringing clarity to a complex operational environment and improving visibility across our entire service estate.

DBS Regional CX Lead

What we learned

Regional transformations require more than just technical deployment; they require a unified vision that spans technology, operations, and culture. By focusing on the agent experience as much as the customer experience, DBS was able to drive sustainable improvements across multiple markets and reduce the friction that often plagues large-scale banking operations.

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