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Why Banks Can’t Afford to Wait on Voice AI

If your institution wants to modernize call center operations and improve service quality, this discussion outlines a path forward.

Published on February 2026 in Banking Technology

Featuring: Isaiah Granet, Co-Founder and CEO of Bland

For decades, banks have forced customers into frustrating phone trees and rigid IVR systems—all in the name of efficiency. But what if automation could actually strengthen customer relationships instead of eroding them?

In this episode of Banking Transformed, Jim Marous speaks with Isaiah Granet, Co-Founder and CEO of Bland, to explore how voice AI is transforming banking relationships, modernizing call centers, and delivering measurable operational results.

They explore which workflows truly reduce call center costs, how to automate without sacrificing trust, what compliance guardrails must be in place before scaling voice AI, and what community and regional banks can realistically implement in the next 12 months.

Episode Sponsor: Bland

Bland is a voice AI platform that helps companies transform customer experience and business operations with AI phone, SMS, and chat agents. We serve enterprises across healthcare, insurance, financial services, and other highly regulated industries, and have dispatched more than 60 million AI-powered phone calls to date.

Visit https://www.bland.ai/?utm_source=financialbrandpodcast&utm_campaign=financialbrand for more information.

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