Customer support

Santander Bank Polska · Softwise.AI

Vendor-reportedBanking & financePolandIn productionEnterpriseNLPLive 2019

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Reported by softwise.ai (vendor self-report). Checked against the source page on 2026-09-05. 5 of 5 figures below appear on that page word for word.

The problem

Nearly 400 customer service consultants had to support an expanded product range and new customer base post-merger, with limited time to absorb changes and fragmented knowledge.

What was deployed

Vendor
Softwise.AI
Products
AI-powered knowledge assistant, AI Knowledge Assistant, unified knowledge platform
Technique
NLP
Build or buy
Bought off the shelf
Deployment
SaaS
Data used
bank's intranet, network drives, and external sources
Scale
approximately 300 consultants

What changed

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97.6correct answersafter a month

97.6% correct answers after a month of working with the platform.

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average conversation time with customers

7% reduction in average conversation time with customers.

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89.7user satisfaction

89.7% user satisfaction among consultants using the application.

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8827queries sent to the assistantin the analyzed period

8,827 queries sent to the assistant in the analyzed period

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97.6intent recognition ratein the analyzed period

intent recognition on 97.6% of them.

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onboarding time

Faster onboarding for new customer service employees.

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complaints

Fewer complaints as the risk of incorrect answers fell.

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second-line dependency

Lower second-line dependency - a smaller share of calls required escalation to senior consultants.

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The solution was implemented and used by approx. 300 consultants. This allowed us to reduce the number of advisers' inquiries to the Bank support line in a strategic moment, thanks to which the time of conversations was reduced by 7%. In the analyzed period, 8,827 queries were sent to the chatbot, of which 97.6% of the intentions were recognized.
Ilona Dawidowska

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