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2026 MEA EDITION - COMING SOON

EVIDENT AI INDEX | BANKS

Benchmarking the AI maturity of the largest banks across the Middle East and Africa

COMING SOON: THE EVIDENT AI INDEX FOR BANKS - MEA

Middle East and Africa (2026 Edition)

The Evident AI Index is the standard benchmark for AI maturity in financial services. Now, for the first time, it's coming to the Middle East and Africa. Launching later this year, the Evident AI Index for Banks – MEA edition will benchmark 25 of the largest banks across the region.

Trusted by leading financial institutions and global media, the Index draws on millions of publicly available data points to evaluate performance against 60+ indicators across key pillars of AI capability, including Talent, Innovation, Leadership, and Transparency.

Together, these measures offer an unparalleled view of AI maturity across the region's banking sector – revealing who is leading the race, and how the sector as a whole is evolving.

Coverage

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Egypt

BANQUE MISR
NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT
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Israel

BANK HAPOALIM
BANK LEUMI LE-ISRAEL
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK
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Jordan

ARAB BANK GROUP
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Kuwait

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT
KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE
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Morocco

ATTIJARIWAFA BANK
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Qatar

QATAR NATIONAL BANK
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Saudi Arabia

AL RAJHI
RIYAD BANK
SAUDI AWWAL BANK
SAUDI NATIONAL BANK
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South Africa

ABSA GROUP
CAPITEC BANK
FIRSTRAND
INVESTEC
NEDBANK GROUP
STANDARD BANK GROUP
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United Arab Emirates

ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK
DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK
EMIRATES NBD
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK
MASHREQ

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