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March 2026|EVENT
Evident AI Index | Payments Roundtable

In this exclusive roundtable, top executives from leading payments companies will join the experts that created the index to unpack what makes a winner in the inaugural Evident AI Index for Payments.

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KEY FINDINGS

February 2026|KEY FINDINGS
Evident AI Index | Payments: Key Findings Report

The Key Findings Report offers a definitive look at the state of AI in the payments sector as revealed by the Evident AI Index for Payments - featuring where payments firms are ahead, what are their key challenges, and the trends emerging across each of the four Index pillars.

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The State of AI Research in Banking

September 2025|REPORT
The State of AI Research in Banking

The State of AI Research in Banking is a comprehensive analysis of how 50 major banks are building and growing in-house AI research teams in order to accelerate AI deployment.

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We provide in-depth research and insights covering five critical pillars of a company's AI ecosystem.

TALENT

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Development

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Strategy

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RESPONSIBLE AI

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OUTCOMES

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ROI

Impact

EVIDENT IN THE PRESS

Since launching in January 2023, the Evident AI Index has generated significant debate and received wide-spread press coverage, with Evident CEO Alexandra Mousavizadeh a regular commentator on global AI trends.

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Opinion | AI is making the world’s biggest banks much smarter

While tech companies have been hogging the spotlight in this initial wave of AI hype, several of the world’s biggest banks have quietly become AI-powered behemoths.

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The biggest banks are fighting over AI talent

Artificial intelligence is breathing new life into Wall Street's tech hiring scene. But landing a software gig in finance is shaping up to be more challenging than in recent years.

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Wall Street Banks Are Poaching Rival AI Talent

For months, banks have been jockeying to lure the best AI talent to their ranks.

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Intégrer l’IA en entreprise requiert le juste équilibre

D’ici l’été, les milliers de conseillers en patrimoine de Morgan Stanley devraient avoir accès à un nouvel outil doté d’intelligence artificielle (IA).

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Banking’s A.I. leaders and laggards

As the promises of artificial intelligence and its transformation potential grow, banks are among the businesses racing to incorporate the technology into almost everything they do.