Fifth edition of the Evident AI Index for Banks ranks 50 of the world’s largest banks across talent, innovation, leadership, and transparency pillars (70+ indicators).

2026 results:

  1. JPMorgan Chase
  2. Capital One
  3. Royal Bank of Canada
  4. CommBank
  5. Wells Fargo

AI deployment across the sector moved nearly three times faster than the prior three-year average — fastest pace since index launch. Top 10 leadership remained stable; race tightening behind leaders.

Index is “outside-in” assessment based on public data, manual research, and automated capture from company reporting and third-party sources.