The ai bank just hired more people. jpmorgan kept the top spot on a global ai banking index, and…
the ai bank just hired more people. jpmorgan kept the top spot on a global ai banking index, and analysts expect its workforce to grow, per oct 7 reporting.
the automation story is now a headcount story.
Context
Evident's 2026 AI Index for Banks, published Oct 6, again ranked JPMorganChase first, for the fifth year, ahead of Capital One and Royal Bank of Canada, among 50 banks. Edge Malaysia, citing Bloomberg, headlines that JPMorgan's jobs are seen to grow.
Evident says AI enablement staff across banks grew 21 percent this year.
The top rank, the Evident index and the Oct 6 and 7 coverage match the sources. The index publication was Oct 6, with write-ups through Oct 9. Analysts expecting JPMorgan's workforce to grow is in the Edge Malaysia headline; the underlying figures were not seen. 'Headcount story' is the author's framing.
'The automation story is now a headcount story' is the author's opinion.
Related work
- Evident: Inside the 2026 AI Index ↗Index analysis.
- American Banker: JPMorganChase still tops AI ranking ↗Ranking coverage.
- Edge Malaysia: JPMorgan tops global AI banking index with jobs seen to grow ↗Jobs angle.
Watch next
- Check Bloomberg's piece for the hiring numbers.
Sources
- Evident Insights, Oct 8, 2026evidentinsights.com
- Quartz, Oct 6, 2026qz.com
- eMarketer, Oct 7, 2026emarketer.com
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The note above is reproduced unedited from the original post, first published on Threads on 10 October 2026 at 15:32 IST. Sources are the papers and datasets the note draws on.
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