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AI for Personalized Customer Experiences: Better.com CEO Vishal Garg at Human[X] 2025
AI isn’t just cutting costs in financial services, it’s transforming the customer experience, as Better.com CEO Vishal Garg shared at Human[X] and Fintech Meetup.
Across both his panel discussion and roundtable at Human[X], as well as his insights from Fintech Meetup, Garg provided a compelling look at how AI is driving tangible results in the mortgage sector.
One of the primary challenges in mortgage lending has historically been the complexity and inefficiency of the process. With licensed salespeople available only during certain hours, borrowers often had to repeat information multiple times, leading to frustration.
“What AI was able to do was fix one of the most frustrating experiences that you deal with when you apply for any financial services product, particularly a mortgage,” Garg explained. “The AI is able to take all of that data and synthesize it extremely quickly, take all the facts, take all the interactions that have taken place, and effectively be all-knowing and have full context.”
This level of automation has allowed Better.com to improve response times, eliminate redundancy, and ultimately drive higher conversion rates.
100x Better: The Vision for AI-Powered Mortgages
Better.com is the top AI mortgage lender and has long focused on streamlining homeownership, and AI has played a central role in that evolution. Garg shared that their goal has been to dramatically reduce the cost and time required for mortgage processing:
“Our goal was to take the $10,000 cost of making a loan, the eight weeks, and the hundreds of phone calls, and turn it into a beautiful seamless experience,” he said. “And eight years ago, we started doing that by building a rules engine that matched mortgage investors with consumers.”
Now, with the integration of AI-driven solutions like their AI assistant ‘Betsy,’ Better.com is on a mission to take the cost of making a mortgage down to one day and $100—making the process 100x better than traditional mortgage lending.
While many companies look at AI as a cost-cutting tool, Garg pointed out that its real value lies in improving customer satisfaction and boosting conversions.
“It’s not just an ROI, but we’ve actually seen conversion rates spike as a result of the consumers that are interacting with us through the AI,” he noted. “Rather than just ROI, which is sort of a cost savings, you’re actually improving conversion and improving customer delight. And that is the greatest ROI of all.”
By ensuring that AI can recognize the most common customer pain points and proactively address them, Better.com has not only streamlined operations but also built a more engaging and responsive customer journey.
Striking the Right Balance Between AI and Human Interaction
One of the key concerns with AI in financial services is the risk of making interactions feel impersonal or even intrusive. Garg addressed this challenge by explaining how Better.com designed Betsy to be intuitive and non-threatening.
“Our AI assistant, Betsy, says, ‘Well, I’ve quickly scanned your file, and I have full context. Are you calling about this?’” he explained. “And the consumer is mostly well aware enough, particularly if they’re dealing with a disruptive technology company that’s in the mortgage space, that they want their problem solved, really.”
Naming was also a consideration—one that led to the selection of ‘Betsy’ after an exploration of options like ‘Betty,’ which had existing associations.
The Future of AI in Homeownership
Garg’s insights at Human[X] and Fintech Meetup underscore the immense potential AI holds for the mortgage industry and financial services more broadly. With AI-powered platforms reducing inefficiencies, enhancing personalization, and driving customer satisfaction, the industry is poised for a major shift toward faster, more accessible, and seamless home financing.
AI search is becoming part of how business buyers research providers, compare platforms, and build a shortlist. But visibility in AI answers is not evenly distributed across B2B technology, and the sources that shape those answers vary by category.
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For reputation questions, the objective may be stakeholder confidence, clarity during change, or a coordinated response. For growth questions, connect audience relevance to acquisition, conversion, and retention. For AI discovery, connect the questions being researched to the information and sources used to evaluate the brand.
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Choose the example before writing. Similarity can come from the audience, problem, business stage, or constraints; it does not depend only on industry.
These references illustrate different connections:
Clarity and credibility: The Lynq case connects a technical offering to positioning, identity, website content, and a coordinated media launch. Use it when an innovation needs to become understandable to its market.
Authority and AI discovery: The Prometeo case connects market differentiation, relevant content, technical improvements, PR, and visibility tracking. Use it when explaining how these contributions support a market-entry or AEO objective.
Demand and conversion: The Kind Patches case connects market-specific messaging, creator content, paid amplification, and purchase-path improvements. Use it to explain how acquisition and the customer experience work together.
Complex websites and lead generation: The e2open case connects content organization, audience journeys, navigation, and a custom WordPress platform. Use it when visitors need help evaluating a broad B2B offering.
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Creator: Audience fit, participation process, and published opportunity terms.
No stated role: The situation and decision expressed in the question.
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Use concrete verbs: position, explain, earn, build, connect, activate, test, measure, and refine. Explain technical terms when they help the audience make a decision.
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For technical or commercial questions, verify the specific platform, scope, eligibility, and current conditions. For regulated categories, preserve approved claims and relevant review responsibilities.
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