Mandarin Scripted Monologue Speech Dataset for BFSI Domain

The audio dataset comprises scripted monologue speech data in the BFSI domain, featuring native Mandarin speakers from China. It includes speech data, detailed metadata, and accurate transcriptions.

About this Off-the-shelf Speech Dataset

Introduction

Welcome to the Mandarin Chinese Scripted Monologue Speech Dataset tailored for the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) domain. This dataset empowers the development of advanced Mandarin speech recognition systems, natural language understanding models, and conversational AI solutions focused on the BFSI sector.

Speech Data

This dataset includes over 6,000 scripted prompt recordings in Mandarin Chinese, covering a wide range of realistic banking and finance-related scenarios to support robust ASR and voice AI systems.

•Participant Diversity

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Speakers: 60 native Mandarin Chinese speakers.

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Regions: Diverse representation from various China provinces to ensure dialect and accent coverage.

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Demographics: Age range of 18–70, with a male-to-female ratio of 60:40.

•Recording Details

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Nature: Scripted monologues and domain-specific prompt recordings.Duration:

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Audio Format: WAV, mono channel, 16-bit depth, recorded at 8 kHz and 16 kHz sample rates.

•Environment: Clean, echo-free, and noise-free environments.

Topic & Context Diversity

This dataset spans multiple BFSI-related themes to simulate practical customer interaction scenarios:

•Customer service interactions

•Financial transactions & balance inquiries

•Banking and insurance product queries

•Loan & credit support

•Regulatory and compliance questions

•Technical help and password resets

•Promotional campaigns and service updates

Contextual Elements

To make the dataset as context-rich as possible, each prompt integrates commonly encountered real-world BFSI elements:

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Names: Region-specific names in multiple formats

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Addresses: Local address structures and pronunciations

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Dates & Times: Typical time expressions used in banking

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Organization Names: Names of banks, financial firms, and institutions

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Currencies & Amounts: Spoken currency formats, prices, and numeric data

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IDs & Transaction Numbers: For authentic service simulation

Transcription

Every audio file is paired with verbatim transcription to streamline ASR and NLP model development.

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Content: Exact match of each prompt

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Format: Clean .TXT files, mapped to audio file names

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Accuracy: Reviewed and validated by native Mandarin Chinese linguists

Metadata

Each data point is enriched with detailed metadata for advanced training and analysis:

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Participant Metadata: Unique ID, age, gender, state, country, dialect

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Recording Metadata: Transcript, recording setup, sample rate, bit depth, device, file format

Applications and Use Cases

This BFSI-focused dataset is ideal for:

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Speech Recognition Training: Build or fine-tune ASR models in Mandarin Chinese

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Voice Synthesis Models: Create realistic synthetic banking voices

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Voice Assistants & IVR: Power smart assistants and bots for finance workflows

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Chatbot Training: Build virtual agents for financial services

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NER & Entity Extraction: Train NLP models with real-world financial terms

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Language Understanding: Improve intent detection, sentiment analysis, and topic modeling

Secure & Ethical Data Collection

All data was collected via FutureBeeAI’s proprietary platform Yugo

•Entire workflow conducted within a secure, controlled environment

•Participants gave full consent under strict ethical protocols

•No PII (Personally Identifiable Information) is included

•Fully compliant and safe for commercial use

License

This dataset is created and owned by FutureBeeAI and is available for commercial licensing.

Use Cases

Use of scripted speech monologues datasets for Automatic Speech Recognition

ASR

Conversational AI

Chatbot

Use of scripted speech monologues datasets for TTS

TTS

Speech Analytics

Mobile Speech

Dataset Sample(s)

Dataset Details

Language

Mandarin

Language code

zh-cn

Country

China

Accents

Anhui Sheng, Beijing Shi ...moreFujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Other, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanghai Shi, Sichuan Sheng, Tianjin Shi, Zhejiang Sheng

Gender Distribution

M:60, F:40

Age Group

18-70 Years