# City National Bank (RBC) vs peers: AI and technology compared

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national/vs-peers
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

*Part of the [City National Bank (RBC) AI strategy profile](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national). Peer group: East West Bancorp, Western Alliance Bancorporation, Banc of California, First Citizens BancShares, CIBC Bank USA, BMO (U.S.), Zions Bancorporation, Columbia Banking System.*

## How does City National Bank (RBC) compare with its peers on AI and technology?

On this site's AI disclosure index City National scores 65 (#43 of 120 US banks), fifth in a nine-bank group behind BMO US (85.8), CIBC US (77), Western Alliance (71.8) and First Citizens (67.7), and ahead of Columbia (63.3), Zions (59.6), East West (49.2) and Banc of California (34.7). What separates it is that its AI is borrowed. Royal Bank of Canada targets $700 million to $1 billion of enterprise value from AI by 2027, reported over 200 AI models and LLM token use up more than 500% since fiscal 2025 (May 2026), and runs Borealis, with more than 100 PhD scientists and 850 AI developers and data engineers (March 2025). City National's own record is thin: the one City National-inclusive AI disclosure is 'AI-powered insights' in the US Wealth Management digital platform, and its profile has 5 of 10 described use cases in production, last in the group. The two other Canadian-owned US banks show what a parent program can put on the record: BMO reports AI adoption above 96% of employees and an Aura credit agent aimed at 50% faster underwriting by 2028, and CIBC's US technology chief manages $250 million of US tech spend. City National is also still re-platforming: RBC's US efficiency ratio was 75% year to date in August 2026 against a low-70s target, and its CEO says remediation and re-platforming costs fall from the end of 2026. ([RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/2026q2speech.pdf), [RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/investorday2025_transcript.pdf), [Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm), [BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-24-BMO-Launches-Return-on-Intelligence-Podcast-AI,-Quantum,-and-the-New-Rules-of-Decision-Making), [BMO AI Hub](https://ai.bmo.com/our-stories/aura-helping-power-bmos-goal-of-50-faster-underwriting-by-2028), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-25-brittany-scott-cibc-u-s), [RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/2026q3speech.pdf), [The Motley Fool](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/31/rbc-ry-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/royal-bank-of-canada-at-scotiabank-summit-ai-growth-lift-returns-93CH-4893978))

## Where does City National lead its peers on AI?

- **The most independent coverage in the group.** City National scores 17 on independent sources, first of nine, ahead of Western Alliance (13) and Columbia (10). Its record includes OCC enforcement documents, American Banker and Banking Dive coverage of its recovery and its Carolinas and Texas pushes, much of it about the bank rather than its parent. ([OCC](https://occ.gov/static/enforcement-actions/eaAA-ENF-2024-08.pdf), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/rbcs-city-national-bank-is-back-on-front-foot-ceo-says), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/rbc-city-national-bank-charlotte-greenville-carolina-offices/808040/), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/texas-is-on-rbcs-map-to-grow-its-city-national-bank-unit))
- **A parent AI lab no West Coast peer has.** RBC's Borealis had more than 100 PhD scientists and over 850 AI developers and data engineers in March 2025, and its ATOM foundation model was used across 15 RBC products and processes in 2025. East West, Banc of California and Zions disclose no AI research unit; East West's CFO called AI 'a cost' in the short to medium term (April 2026). ([RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/investorday2025_transcript.pdf), [RBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbcs-proprietary-ai-foundation-model-140100038.html), [RBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbc-creates-ai-group-help-140100667.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/east-west-ewbc-q1-2026-222917326.html))
- **A dollar target for AI value, set by its parent.** RBC's 2025 annual report targets $700 million to $1 billion of incremental enterprise value from AI by 2027, and its CEO said in August 2026 that RBC is accelerating AI execution toward it. Among the group, BMO has a similar group target (C$1 billion of pre-provision, pre-tax income by 2030); Zions, East West and Banc of California set none. ([RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [The Motley Fool](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/31/rbc-ry-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bmo-sees-loan-demand-surge-020206941.html))
- **Primary disclosures above the group median.** City National places 3rd of 9 on its own primary disclosures (20 against a median of 15.5), behind BMO US (26) and CIBC US (23), helped by RBC's prepared remarks and investor-day transcripts, which name City National's re-platforming and the hiring of relationship managers there. ([RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/2026q2speech.pdf), [RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/investorday2025_presentation.pdf), [RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/2026q3speech.pdf))

## Where does City National trail its peers on AI?

- **The fewest use cases in production in the group.** City National's profile records 5 of 10 described AI use cases in production, last of nine. Western Alliance records 16 of 17 and Columbia 15 of 16; Columbia says its customer-support mix moved from two human calls per AI-assistant chat to one call per three chats (April 2026). ([Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm), [Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-colb-q1-2026-earnings-235221791.html))
- **No City National adoption or spend figures, unlike CIBC US and BMO US.** City National discloses no AI budget, user count or use-case count of its own. CIBC's US technology chief manages $250 million of US tech spend and 500 US technologists, CIBC's CAI platform reached 50,000+ group employees, and BMO reports AI adoption above 96% of its employees. ([RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-25-brittany-scott-cibc-u-s), [CIBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-introduces-first-enterprise-wide-143900920.html), [BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-24-BMO-Launches-Return-on-Intelligence-Podcast-AI,-Quantum,-and-the-New-Rules-of-Decision-Making))
- **Re-platforming still weighs on efficiency.** RBC's US region efficiency ratio was 75% year to date in August 2026 against a low-70s target, with City National's remediation and re-platforming costs due to start falling only from the end of 2026. BMO's US bank grew expenses 3%, largely funded by efficiency, against 5% revenue growth in its fiscal third quarter of 2026. ([RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/2026q3speech.pdf), [The Motley Fool](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/31/rbc-ry-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/royal-bank-of-canada-at-scotiabank-summit-ai-growth-lift-returns-93CH-4893978), [Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bmo-bmo-q3-2026-earnings-174320317.html))
- **No customer AI assistant on the record.** City National relaunched City National Online in September 2024 with new navigation and fraud alerts but has disclosed no client AI assistant. Columbia runs an AI assistant that now handles three chats for every human call, and BMO has extended Lumi, its employee assistant, to client conversations. ([City National Bank](https://cnb.com/personal-banking/online-banking/support/updated-city-national-online.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-colb-q1-2026-earnings-235221791.html), [Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bmo-bmo-q3-2026-earnings-174320317.html))

## Where does City National rank against its peers on AI disclosure?

Scores from the US AI disclosure index of 120 banks (0–100; 45% of the weight on independent coverage). The index measures what each bank has put on the public record and what outside outlets have reported about its AI, not capability or spending; every count is of entries on that bank's profile, each of which cites its sources.

| Bank | Score | Rank | Independent sources | Own disclosures | Use cases in production | Moves, last 12 months | Named AI platform |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BMO (U.S.)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | [85.8](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #10 of 120 | [16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us#sources) | [26](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us#sources) | [14 of 16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us#where) | [33](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us#timeline) | Lumi, Aura and the Institute for Applied AI & Quantum ([BMO](https://www.bmo.com/en-ca/main/about-bmo/news-insights/blog/meet-lumi-assistant-bmos-award-winning-ai-tool-empowering-team-bmo), [BMO AI Hub](https://ai.bmo.com/our-stories/aura-helping-power-bmos-goal-of-50-faster-underwriting-by-2028), [BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-09-BMO-Establishes-Institute-for-Applied-Artificial-Intelligence-Quantum)) |
| [CIBC Bank USA](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us) | [77](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #25 of 120 | [12](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us#sources) | [23](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us#sources) | [14 of 17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us#where) | [22](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us#timeline) | CAI, the CIBC AI platform, plus Smart Library and the Agents Marketplace ([CIBC](https://cibc.com/en/about-cibc/future-banking/ai/leadership/scaling-ai-cai-platform.html), [CIBC](https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/future-banking/ai/leadership/enterprise-generative-ai.html), [CNW via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607280853CANADANWCANADAPR_C7795-1), [CIBC](https://cibc.com/content/dam/cibc-public-assets/about-cibc/investor-relations/pdfs/annual_meetings/2026/hkc-agm-2026-en.pdf), [CIBC](https://cibc.com/en/about-cibc/future-banking/ai/leadership/agentic-ai-humans-in-control.html), [CIBC](https://www.cibc.com/content/dam/cibc-public-assets/about-cibc/investor-relations/pdfs/quarterly-results/2026/q326report-en.pdf), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/cibc-cm-q2-2026-earnings-184517426.html)) |
| [Western Alliance Bancorporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | [71.8](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #32 of 120 | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance#sources) | [14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance#sources) | [16 of 17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance#where) | [18](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance#timeline) | Triangle of Fraud Protection and the enterprise AI programme ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-truist-and-western-alliance-deploy-ai-to-fight-fraud), [Western Alliance Bank](https://westernalliancebancorporation.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/2025-digital-payments-research-report.pdf), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/innovation-of-the-year-2025-meet-the-honorees), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1)) |
| [First Citizens BancShares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | [67.7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #39 of 120 | [11](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens#sources) | [17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens#sources) | [12 of 14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens#where) | [24](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens#timeline) | An enterprise AI program being built, not bought ([First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/image/First-Citizens-Bank-Frontier-AI-Fact-Sheet.pdf), [First Citizens Bank](https://www.firstcitizens.com/content/dam/firstcitizens/pdfs/about-us/corporate-profile.pdf), [First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/2026-09-03-A-Q-A-With-Scott-Richardson-AI-at-First-Citizens-Bank)) |
| [City National Bank (RBC) (this page)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national) | [65](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #43 of 120 | [17](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national#sources) | [20](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national#sources) | [5 of 10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national#where) | [19](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national#timeline) | RBC Borealis and the parent's AI programme ([RBC](https://jobs.rbc.com/ca/en/preparing-our-workforce-for-a-future-with-ai), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/rbc-embeds-ai-at-the-core-of-banking-aiming-for-1-billion-in-returns/), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [RBC](https://jobs.rbc.com/ca/en/rbc-researchers-win-global-ai-challenge-for-finance), [American Banker](https://virtual-summits.americanbanker.com/profile/jaya-kandaswamy), [City National Bank](https://cnb.com/content/dam/cnb/library/publishers/los-angeles-business-journal/media/L-A-Business-Journal-Joe-Yurosek-riding-winds-of-change-20260302-2656973.pdf)) |
| [Columbia Banking System](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia) | [63.3](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #45 of 120 | [10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia#sources) | [14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia#sources) | [15 of 16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia#where) | [16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia#timeline) | Integration-built infrastructure, not a disclosed AI platform ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/columbia-ceo-latest-merger-will-avoid-snags-of-the-last-one), [PR Newswire via FT Markets](https://markets-data-api-proxy.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202604231601PR_NEWS_USPRX____SF41688-1), [PR Newswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202606250900PR_NEWS_USPRX____SF91495-1), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/columbia-eschews-more-m-a-amid-activist-investor-heat), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-colb-q1-2026-earnings-235221791.html), [Columbia Banking System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887343/000088734325000262/colbq32025earningspresen.htm), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2025/08/05/columbia-bank-colb-earnings-call-transcript)) |
| [Zions Bancorporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions) | [59.6](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #48 of 120 | [11](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions#sources) | [10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions#sources) | [10 of 16](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions#where) | [13](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions#timeline) | A modern core plus a Gemini-based enterprise AI platform ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2025-the-most-powerful-women-to-watch-no-3-jennifer-smith-zions-bancorporation), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/zions-revamped-tech-leadership-team-eyes-ai-stablecoins), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/zions-jennifer-smith-cio-technology-operations-chief-leaving-mayer-collins/813657/)) |
| [East West Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west) | [49.2](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #59 of 120 | [7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west#sources) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west#sources) | [8 of 10](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west#where) | [18](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west#timeline) | In-house US–Hong Kong payments and partner technology ([East West Bank](https://eastwestbank.com/en/newsroom/inthenews_030226), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/news/banking/2025/east-west-bank-to-offer-commercial-clients-worldpay-solutions/), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/the-top-performing-banks-with-more-than-50b-of-assets-in-2025)) |
| [Banc of California](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california) | [34.7](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/ai-index) | #82 of 120 | [1](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california#sources) | [21](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california#sources) | [10 of 14](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california#where) | [15](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california#timeline) | BancEdge (formerly Deepstack) payments platform, SmartStreet ([Los Angeles Business Journal (reprint posted by Banc of California)](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/7591d34845dbcd7/original/LABJ-Payments-Push.pdf), [Banc of California](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/4aa1623087c0b1bf/original/Banc-of-California-2024-Impact-Report.pdf), [Banc of California](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/24e2a5fdb699888c/original/CORP29-Banc-of-California-Corporate-Fact-Sheet.pdf), [Banc of California](https://bancofcal.com/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/banc-of-california-renews-commitment-to-alliance-for-southern-california-innovation), [Los Angeles Business Journal (reprint posted by Banc of California)](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/504e5b3f4debf87f/original/LABJ-Building-Momentum-3-2-26.pdf), [Banc of California](https://bancofcal.com/business-insights/the-growing-threat-of-ai-fraud/), [Yahoo Finance (Motley Fool transcript)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/banc-california-banc-q1-2026-182536514.html), [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169770/000162828026021447/banc-20260326.htm)) |

## On which parts of the AI record is City National ahead of or behind its peers?

Each row is one input of the index, counted on the profiles of City National and the 8 peers that are scored on the same basis. "Place" is City National's position in the group of 9 (1st = most).

| Component (weight) | City National | Peer median | Most in the group | Place |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Independent sources (45%) | 17 | 11 | [City National (17)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national) | 1st of 9 |
| Use cases in production (10%) | 5 | 13 | [Western Alliance (16)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | 9th of 9 |
| Own primary disclosures (10%) | 20 | 16 | [BMO (26)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | 4th of 9 |
| Dated moves, last 12 months (10%) | 19 | 18 | [BMO (33)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | 4th of 9 |
| Disclosed numbers (5%) | 11 | 14 | [BMO (18)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | 8th of 9 |
| Named AI leaders (5%) | 13 | 11.5 | [BMO (15)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | 2nd of 9 |
| Use cases described (5%) | 10 | 16 | [Western Alliance (17)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | 8th of 9 |

## What has each bank in City National's peer group disclosed about its AI?

Facts from each bank's profile, cited to the profile's own sources. "Not disclosed" means the bank's public record, as cited on its profile, does not state it.

| Bank | Platform or assistant, as the profile names it | AI leaders named | Headline AI number disclosed | Patents on the record | Open AI roles |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [City National Bank (RBC)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national) | RBC Borealis and the parent's AI programme ([RBC](https://jobs.rbc.com/ca/en/preparing-our-workforce-for-a-future-with-ai), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/rbc-embeds-ai-at-the-core-of-banking-aiming-for-1-billion-in-returns/), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [RBC](https://jobs.rbc.com/ca/en/rbc-researchers-win-global-ai-challenge-for-finance), [American Banker](https://virtual-summits.americanbanker.com/profile/jaya-kandaswamy), [City National Bank](https://cnb.com/content/dam/cnb/library/publishers/los-angeles-business-journal/media/L-A-Business-Journal-Joe-Yurosek-riding-winds-of-change-20260302-2656973.pdf)) | [13, incl. Howard Hammond (Chief Executive Officer, City National Bank)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national#people) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/rbc-plans-mortgage-expansion-under-revised-us-strategy), [City National Bank](https://cnb.com/content/dam/cnb/library/publishers/los-angeles-business-journal/media/L-A-Business-Journal-Joe-Yurosek-riding-winds-of-change-20260302-2656973.pdf)) | RBC incremental enterprise value from AI, target: $700 million – $1 billion by 2027 (Dec 2, 2025) ([RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf)) | 3 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 12,079,813 B2 (Identifying suspicious transaction destinations from login-page referrals) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US12079813B2/en)) | Not surveyed |
| [East West Bancorp](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west) | In-house US–Hong Kong payments and partner technology ([East West Bank](https://eastwestbank.com/en/newsroom/inthenews_030226), [PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/news/banking/2025/east-west-bank-to-offer-commercial-clients-worldpay-solutions/), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/the-top-performing-banks-with-more-than-50b-of-assets-in-2025)) | [9, incl. Dominic Ng (Chairman and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west#people) ([East West Bancorp](https://eastwestbank.com/assets/docs/news-room/EWBC_4Q2025-Earnings-Release.pdf), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/the-top-performing-banks-with-more-than-50b-of-assets-in-2025)) | 2026 expense growth guidance (includes AI, cyber and monitoring investment): 7% to 9% (Apr 21, 2026) ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/east-west-ewbc-q1-2026-222917326.html)) | Not disclosed | [6 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west#roles) |
| [Western Alliance Bancorporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | Triangle of Fraud Protection and the enterprise AI programme ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/how-truist-and-western-alliance-deploy-ai-to-fight-fraud), [Western Alliance Bank](https://westernalliancebancorporation.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/2025-digital-payments-research-report.pdf), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/innovation-of-the-year-2025-meet-the-honorees), [Business Wire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607240855BIZWIRE_USPRX____20260724_BW077921-1)) | [12, incl. Ken Vecchione (Chairman)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance#people) ([Western Alliance Bancorporation](https://investors.westernalliancebancorporation.com/files/doc_presentations/2026/05/WAL_InvestorDay_2026_Final.pdf), [Business Wire via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/western-alliance-appoints-ceo-kenneth-130000207.html), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WAL-PA/earnings/WAL-PA-Q2-2026-earnings_call-652989.html)) | Employee hours saved by AI: 150,000+ (estimate based on Microsoft Copilot usage) (May 12, 2026) ([Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm)) | Not disclosed | [5 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance#roles) |
| [Banc of California](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california) | BancEdge (formerly Deepstack) payments platform, SmartStreet ([Los Angeles Business Journal (reprint posted by Banc of California)](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/7591d34845dbcd7/original/LABJ-Payments-Push.pdf), [Banc of California](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/4aa1623087c0b1bf/original/Banc-of-California-2024-Impact-Report.pdf), [Banc of California](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/24e2a5fdb699888c/original/CORP29-Banc-of-California-Corporate-Fact-Sheet.pdf), [Banc of California](https://bancofcal.com/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/banc-of-california-renews-commitment-to-alliance-for-southern-california-innovation), [Los Angeles Business Journal (reprint posted by Banc of California)](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/504e5b3f4debf87f/original/LABJ-Building-Momentum-3-2-26.pdf), [Banc of California](https://bancofcal.com/business-insights/the-growing-threat-of-ai-fraud/), [Yahoo Finance (Motley Fool transcript)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/banc-california-banc-q1-2026-182536514.html), [SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169770/000162828026021447/banc-20260326.htm)) | [5, incl. Jared Wolff (Chairman, President and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california#people) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/banc-of-california-takes-big-2q-loss-due-to-restructuring), [Los Angeles Business Journal (reprint posted by Banc of California)](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/504e5b3f4debf87f/original/LABJ-Building-Momentum-3-2-26.pdf)) | Developers using AI in daily workflows: More than 80% (Apr 23, 2026) ([Yahoo Finance (Motley Fool transcript)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/banc-california-banc-q1-2026-182536514.html)) | Not disclosed | [2 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI product & strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california#roles) |
| [First Citizens BancShares](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | An enterprise AI program being built, not bought ([First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/image/First-Citizens-Bank-Frontier-AI-Fact-Sheet.pdf), [First Citizens Bank](https://www.firstcitizens.com/content/dam/firstcitizens/pdfs/about-us/corporate-profile.pdf), [First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/2026-09-03-A-Q-A-With-Scott-Richardson-AI-at-First-Citizens-Bank)) | [11, incl. Frank Holding Jr. (Chairman and CEO)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens#people) ([Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/first-citizens-ceo-frank-holding-named-federal-advisory-council-2026-02-10/)) | AI share of healthcare investment (SVB report): 46% in 2025 (Jan 8, 2026) ([First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/2026-01-08-AI-Investment-Accounted-for-Nearly-Half-of-Healthcare-Investment-in-2025-Silicon-Valley-Bank-Releases-17th-Healthcare-Investments-and-Exits-Report)) | Not disclosed | [4 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens#roles) |
| [CIBC Bank USA](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us) | CAI, the CIBC AI platform, plus Smart Library and the Agents Marketplace ([CIBC](https://cibc.com/en/about-cibc/future-banking/ai/leadership/scaling-ai-cai-platform.html), [CIBC](https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/future-banking/ai/leadership/enterprise-generative-ai.html), [CNW via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202607280853CANADANWCANADAPR_C7795-1), [CIBC](https://cibc.com/content/dam/cibc-public-assets/about-cibc/investor-relations/pdfs/annual_meetings/2026/hkc-agm-2026-en.pdf), [CIBC](https://cibc.com/en/about-cibc/future-banking/ai/leadership/agentic-ai-humans-in-control.html), [CIBC](https://www.cibc.com/content/dam/cibc-public-assets/about-cibc/investor-relations/pdfs/quarterly-results/2026/q326report-en.pdf), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/cibc-cm-q2-2026-earnings-184517426.html)) | [12, incl. Kevin Li (President and CEO, CIBC Bank USA)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us#people) ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/canadian-bank-cibc-promotes-kevin-li-to-lead-u-s-unit), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/u-s-units-strong-results-push-cibcs-profits-higher)) | Hours saved by AI tools, Q1 fiscal 2026: 1.2 million (Apr 16, 2026) ([CIBC](https://cibc.com/content/dam/cibc-public-assets/about-cibc/investor-relations/pdfs/annual_meetings/2026/hkc-agm-2026-en.pdf)) | 2 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2026/0236540 A1 (Generating a digital document: classification model, vector database and language generation model) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260236540A1/en)) | Not surveyed |
| [BMO (U.S.)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | Lumi, Aura and the Institute for Applied AI & Quantum ([BMO](https://www.bmo.com/en-ca/main/about-bmo/news-insights/blog/meet-lumi-assistant-bmos-award-winning-ai-tool-empowering-team-bmo), [BMO AI Hub](https://ai.bmo.com/our-stories/aura-helping-power-bmos-goal-of-50-faster-underwriting-by-2028), [BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-09-BMO-Establishes-Institute-for-Applied-Artificial-Intelligence-Quantum)) | [15, incl. Kristin Milchanowski (Chief AI & Quantum Officer)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us#people) ([BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-09-BMO-Establishes-Institute-for-Applied-Artificial-Intelligence-Quantum), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/bmos-kristin-milchanowski-is-39-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking)) | Employee AI adoption: > 96% (Apr 24, 2026) ([BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-24-BMO-Launches-Return-on-Intelligence-Podcast-AI,-Quantum,-and-the-New-Rules-of-Decision-Making)) | 4 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2026/0119566 A1 (Machine-learning database search and knowledge mining over query logs) ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US20260119566A1/en)) | [7 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us#roles) |
| [Zions Bancorporation](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions) | A modern core plus a Gemini-based enterprise AI platform ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2025-the-most-powerful-women-to-watch-no-3-jennifer-smith-zions-bancorporation), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/zions-revamped-tech-leadership-team-eyes-ai-stablecoins), [Banking Dive](https://www.bankingdive.com/news/zions-jennifer-smith-cio-technology-operations-chief-leaving-mayer-collins/813657/)) | [11, incl. Harris Simmons (Chairman and CEO, Zions Bancorporation)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions#people) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/zions-revamped-tech-leadership-team-eyes-ai-stablecoins), [Reuters](https://reuters.com/business/finance/zions-bancorps-quarterly-profit-rises-interest-income-offsets-loan-loss-2025-10-20)) | Workforce using generative AI: 56% (Sep 24, 2025) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2025-the-most-powerful-women-to-watch-no-3-jennifer-smith-zions-bancorporation)) | Not disclosed | Not surveyed |
| [Columbia Banking System](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia) | Integration-built infrastructure, not a disclosed AI platform ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/columbia-ceo-latest-merger-will-avoid-snags-of-the-last-one), [PR Newswire via FT Markets](https://markets-data-api-proxy.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202604231601PR_NEWS_USPRX____SF41688-1), [PR Newswire via FT Markets](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202606250900PR_NEWS_USPRX____SF91495-1), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/columbia-eschews-more-m-a-amid-activist-investor-heat), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-colb-q1-2026-earnings-235221791.html), [Columbia Banking System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887343/000088734325000262/colbq32025earningspresen.htm), [earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2025/08/05/columbia-bank-colb-earnings-call-transcript)) | [13, incl. Clint Stein (President and CEO, Columbia Banking System)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia#people) ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/columbia-ceo-latest-merger-will-avoid-snags-of-the-last-one), [American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/columbia-eschews-more-m-a-amid-activist-investor-heat)) | Customer-support mix, human calls to AI-assistant chats: 2 : 1 → 1 : 3 (Apr 23, 2026) ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-colb-q1-2026-earnings-235221791.html), [MarketBeat via Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-banking-system-q1-earnings-223611466.html)) | Not disclosed | [1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in ML & data science](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia#roles) |

## What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of City National and its peers?

The two newest dated entries of each bank since Oct 16, 2025, from the timelines of the profiles (which also log filings, results and deals that bear on the AI record), newest first.

| Date | Bank | Move |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 6, 2026 | [BMO](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | Evident AI Index 2026: top 20 overall, #2 for AI outcomes ([BMO (CNW via FT Markets)](https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/full?dockey=600-202610060700CANADANWCANADAPR_C6630-1)) |
| Oct 6, 2026 | [First Citizens](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | First Citizens Innovation Banking launched; SVB name retired ([First Citizens Bank](https://newsroom.firstcitizens.com/2026-10-06-First-Citizens-Bank-Launches-New-Innovation-Banking-Brand)) |
| Oct 1, 2026 | [CIBC](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us) | First named US technology, data and AI chief ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/list/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking)) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | [BMO](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) | C$1 billion a year from AI by 2030 ([MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bmo-sees-loan-demand-surge-020206941.html)) |
| Sep 17, 2026 | [First Citizens](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) | CB Insights joins SVB's partner network with its ChatCBI AI agent ([CB Insights (PR Newswire)](https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/cb-insights-joins-silicon-valley-banks-partner-network-to-give-innovators-a-competitive-edge-302881431.html)) |
| Sep 16, 2026 | [Western Alliance](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | Barclays conference: 15 AI use cases, top five for 2027 ([Investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/western-alliance-at-barclays-conference-shift-to-profits-buybacks-93CH-4904090)) |
| Sep 16, 2026 | [Western Alliance](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) | AI team first used to defend against Mythos ([Investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/western-alliance-at-barclays-conference-shift-to-profits-buybacks-93CH-4904090)) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | [Columbia](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia) | Barclays conference: AI answers most client messages ([Investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/columbia-banking-system-at-barclays-conference-discipline-drives-gains-93CH-4902099)) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | [CIBC](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us) | Barclays conference: advisers from four to five meetings a day ([Investing.com](https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/cibc-at-barclays-conference-higher-returns-steady-growth-93CH-4870088)) |
| Sep 14, 2026 | [East West](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west) | Barclays conference: CFO describes everyday AI use ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/east-west-bank-at-barclays-conference-growth-fees-and-capital-93CH-4900251)) |
| Sep 10, 2026 | [City National](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national) | Chad Lloyd to lead RBC U.S. Mortgage from City National ([City National Bank via PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chad-lloyd-joins-city-national-bank-to-lead-rbc-us-mortgage-302875610.html)) |
| Sep 9, 2026 | [City National](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/city-national) | McKay at Scotiabank summit: remediation and re-platforming costs to fall; AI credit tools built ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/royal-bank-of-canada-at-scotiabank-summit-ai-growth-lift-returns-93CH-4893978)) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | [East West](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west) | Third among top-performing banks over $50 billion ([American Banker](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/the-top-performing-banks-with-more-than-50b-of-assets-in-2025)) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | [Banc of California](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california) | Q2 2026 10-Q lists AI among competing technologies ([SEC EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1169770/000162828026054876/banc-20260630.htm)) |
| Aug 6, 2026 | [Zions](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions) | Q2 2026 10-Q lists AI among emerging-technology risks ([Zions Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109380/000010938026000111/zions-20260630.htm), [Zions Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109380/000010938026000083/zions-20260331.htm)) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | [Zions](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions) | Zest AI says Zions Bank selected it for lending decisions ([Zest AI](https://www.zest.ai/company/announcements/zest-ai-delivers-record-first-half-fueled-by-77-growth-as-lenders-scale-ai/)) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | [Columbia](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia) | Second-quarter 10-Q names AI as a competitive technology and reports the MOVEit litigation ([Columbia Banking System (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887343/000088734326000170/colb-20260630.htm)) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | [Banc of California](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california) | Q2 2026 call: APIs added, no AI remarks ([The Motley Fool (earnings call transcript)](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/07/banc-of-california-banc-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript/)) |

## How does City National's access to RBC's AI compare with CIBC US and BMO US?

All three US banks draw on a Toronto parent's AI program. What each parent or US bank has disclosed, with the date. Group figures are not US-only unless stated.

| US bank (parent) | Parent AI program | US-specific AI disclosed | Scale or target | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| City National (RBC) | RBC Borealis; ATOM foundation model; Aiden agents in Capital Markets; an AI Group created February 2026 | 'AI-powered insights' in the US Wealth Management digital platform; AI commercial auto-adjudication being deployed at RBC | $700 million to $1 billion of enterprise value from AI by 2027; 200+ AI models | December 2025 to September 2026 ([RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [RBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbc-creates-ai-group-help-140100667.html), [Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/royal-bank-of-canada-at-scotiabank-summit-ai-growth-lift-returns-93CH-4893978), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/2026q2speech.pdf)) |
| CIBC US (CIBC) | CAI, the CIBC AI platform, with an Agents Marketplace; CAI 2.0 on OpenAI and Anthropic models | A US CIO for technology, data and AI managing $250 million of US tech spend and 500 people | 50,000+ employees with CAI access; about 20,000 daily users (group) | July and October 2026 ([CIBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-introduces-first-enterprise-wide-143900920.html), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-25-brittany-scott-cibc-u-s)) |
| BMO US (BMO) | Lumi assistant, Aura credit agent, Institute for Applied AI & Quantum | AIM prospecting, Nova and Lexi policy assistants and Aura on the U.S. Banking slide; 18,000+ commercial leads from AIM | Above 96% employee adoption; underwriting 50% faster by 2028; C$1 billion AI income target by 2030 | March to September 2026 ([BMO Financial Group (investor relations)](https://www.bmo.com/ir/files/pdfs/BMOInvestorDayPresentation.pdf), [BMO AI Hub](https://ai.bmo.com/our-stories/next-best-offer-turning-data-into-timely-client-conversations), [BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-24-BMO-Launches-Return-on-Intelligence-Podcast-AI,-Quantum,-and-the-New-Rules-of-Decision-Making), [BMO AI Hub](https://ai.bmo.com/our-stories/aura-helping-power-bmos-goal-of-50-faster-underwriting-by-2028), [MarketBeat (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bmo-sees-loan-demand-surge-020206941.html)) |

## How does City National's AI compare with the West Coast banks it competes with?

What each bank has put on the record about its own AI, with the date. A blank means nothing is disclosed, not that nothing exists.

| Bank | AI on the record | Result or scale disclosed | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| City National | AI-powered insights in the US wealth digital platform; an SVP for product, AI and innovation | Not disclosed | December 2025; August 2026 ([Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm), [American Banker](https://virtual-summits.americanbanker.com/profile/jaya-kandaswamy)) |
| Western Alliance | Copilots, AI fraud screening, AI triage in financial-crimes compliance | 150,000+ hours saved (Copilot-usage estimate); 723 million+ fraudulent claims prevented in 2024 | April 2025; May 2026 ([Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm), [Western Alliance Bank](https://westernalliancebancorporation.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/2025-digital-payments-research-report.pdf)) |
| Columbia | AI assistant for customer support; 83 platforms using some form of AI | Support mix from 2 human calls per chat to 1 call per 3 AI-assistant chats | July 2025; April 2026 ([earnings call transcript (The Motley Fool)](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2025/08/05/columbia-bank-colb-earnings-call-transcript), [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/columbia-colb-q1-2026-earnings-235221791.html)) |
| Zions | Generative AI for bankers; enterprise AI platform on Google Gemini | 56% of the workforce using generative AI | September 2025; March 2026 ([American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2025-the-most-powerful-women-to-watch-no-3-jennifer-smith-zions-bancorporation), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/zions-revamped-tech-leadership-team-eyes-ai-stablecoins)) |
| East West | AI spending on cyber defense, monitoring and resilience | Within 7% to 9% expense growth guidance | April 2026 ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/east-west-ewbc-q1-2026-222917326.html)) |
| Banc of California | AI tools deployed broadly across the company; BancEdge payments platform | Not disclosed | April 2026 ([Yahoo Finance (Motley Fool transcript)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/banc-california-banc-q1-2026-182536514.html), [Los Angeles Business Journal (reprint posted by Banc of California)](https://dam.bancofcal.com/m/7591d34845dbcd7/original/LABJ-Payments-Push.pdf)) |

## How does City National's wealth and private-banking AI compare with wealth competitors'?

City National sits in RBC's U.S. Wealth Management segment, whose 40-F names broker-dealers and other institutions serving high-net-worth clients as competitors. What each has disclosed about AI for advisers and clients.

| Firm | Adviser or client AI | Scale disclosed | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| City National / RBC Wealth Management | AI-powered insights in the US wealth digital platform; adviser-productivity and back-office AI funded inside existing tech spend | Not disclosed | December 2025; August 2026 ([Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm), [The Motley Fool](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/31/rbc-ry-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)) |
| Morgan Stanley | AI @ Morgan Stanley Assistant and Debrief for financial advisers | 98% of advisor teams using the Assistant | June 2024 ([Morgan Stanley](https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/ai-at-morgan-stanley-debrief-launch)) |
| Charles Schwab | AI Service Assistant; Claude for Financial Advisors offered to RIAs | About 60,000 live interactions a day transcribed; 16,000-plus RIAs offered Claude | April and September 2026 ([The Motley Fool (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/schwab-schw-q1-2026-earnings-145425271.html), [Charles Schwab](https://pressroom.aboutschwab.com/press-releases/press-release/2026/Charles-Schwab-and-Anthropic-to-Bring-Claude-to-Independent-Registered-Investment-Advisors/default.aspx)) |
| CIBC (group) | AdvisorAssist meeting notes, DocuMind and a Voice Assistant | 63,000 documents a month; about 16,000 hours saved a quarter | July 2026 ([CIBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/cibc-launches-ai-powered-platform-100000321.html)) |

## Which banks are City National's peers, and why these?

City National Bank (RBC) is compared here with East West Bancorp, Western Alliance Bancorporation, Banc of California, First Citizens BancShares, CIBC Bank USA, BMO (U.S.), Zions Bancorporation and Columbia Banking System: chosen by the editors for this page (see the note below the table). City National Bank (RBC) is classed as a commercial and business bank in the West.

The computed group mixed in Bank OZK and Santander US; this group keeps the West Coast commercial and private banks City National meets in California (East West, Western Alliance, Banc of California, First Citizens with SVB, Zions, Columbia) and adds the two other Canadian-owned US banks, CIBC US and BMO US, whose AI, like City National's, comes largely from a Toronto parent.

## Common questions

### Does City National use RBC's AI?

Partly, on the record. RBC's 2025 40-F lists AI-powered insights in the digital platform of U.S. Wealth Management, the segment that includes City National, and RBC says a new global transaction banking business shares technology platforms across Capital Markets and City National. RBC has not said which of its AI models City National uses. ([Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm), [GuruFocus (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/royal-bank-canada-ry-q3-230145385.html), [The Motley Fool](https://fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/31/rbc-ry-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript))

### Is City National better than East West Bank at AI?

The record cannot settle capability, but City National has put more on it: 65 on this site's disclosure index against East West's 49.2, largely through RBC's program. East West's CFO said in April 2026 that AI is 'a cost' in the short to medium term, spent on cyber defense and monitoring; City National itself discloses no AI budget. ([Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/east-west-ewbc-q1-2026-222917326.html), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf))

### How does City National compare with BMO US and CIBC US on AI?

All three are Canadian-owned. BMO US scores 85.8 on this site's disclosure index and reports AI adoption above 96% of employees; CIBC US scores 77 and has a US CIO for technology, data and AI with a $250 million US budget. City National scores 65 and relies on RBC's group targets and research. ([BMO](https://newsroom.bmo.com/2026-04-24-BMO-Launches-Return-on-Intelligence-Podcast-AI,-Quantum,-and-the-New-Rules-of-Decision-Making), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/2026-the-most-powerful-women-in-banking-women-to-watch-25-brittany-scott-cibc-u-s), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf))

### How does City National compare with Western Alliance on AI?

Western Alliance scores 71.8 on this site's disclosure index against City National's 65 and has 16 of 17 described use cases in production against City National's 5 of 10. Western Alliance reports 150,000+ hours saved on a Copilot-usage estimate; City National reports no figure of its own. ([Western Alliance Bancorporation (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/000162828026033850/wal_investordayx2026xfin.htm), [Royal Bank of Canada (SEC filings)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000275/000119312525305927/d95203dex2.htm))

### Who leads AI at City National?

City National's public AI voice is Jaya Kandaswamy, SVP for product, AI and innovation; Michael Palmer is head of technology and RBC's US CIO. Group AI sits with RBC, which created an AI Group under Bruce Ross in February 2026 and employs Bobby Grubert as head of AI and digital innovation. ([American Banker](https://virtual-summits.americanbanker.com/profile/jaya-kandaswamy), [City National Bank](https://www.cnb.com/about-us/leadership/michael-palmer.html), [RBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbc-creates-ai-group-help-140100667.html), [American Banker](https://americanbanker.com/news/rbcs-bobby-grubert-is-44-on-the-most-innovative-people-in-finance-ranking))

### How has the OCC consent order affected City National's technology?

The January 2024 order, with a $65 million penalty, required City National to rebuild risk management, including periodic independent validation of BSA/AML monitoring models. RBC's 2025 annual report says City National focused on risk management across three lines of defense, and RBC's CEO said in September 2026 that remediation and re-platforming costs fall from the end of 2026. ([OCC](https://occ.gov/static/enforcement-actions/eaAA-ENF-2024-08.pdf), [OCC](https://occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2024/nr-occ-2024-8.html), [RBC](https://www.rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/ar_2025_e.pdf), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/royal-bank-of-canada-at-scotiabank-summit-ai-growth-lift-returns-93CH-4893978))

### Does City National have AI patents?

Not under its own name; the patents on its profile belong to Royal Bank of Canada, including US 12,651,042 B2 on machine-learning fairness testing (June 2026) and US 12,079,813 B2 on identifying suspicious transaction destinations. RBC reports more than 1,200 patent filings since 2019, 635 of them related to AI. ([Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US12651042B2/en), [Google Patents (USPTO)](https://patents.google.com/patent/US12079813B2/en), [RBC via CNW (Yahoo Finance)](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbc-creates-ai-group-help-140100667.html), [RBC](https://rbc.com/investor-relations/_assets-custom/pdf/investorday2025_transcript.pdf))

## Peers on this site

- [East West Bancorp AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/east-west/vs-peers)
- [Western Alliance Bancorporation AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/western-alliance/vs-peers)
- [Banc of California AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/banc-of-california/vs-peers)
- [First Citizens BancShares AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/first-citizens/vs-peers)
- [CIBC Bank USA AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/cibc-us/vs-peers)
- [BMO (U.S.) AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/bmo-us/vs-peers)
- [Zions Bancorporation AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/zions/vs-peers)
- [Columbia Banking System AI strategy](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia) · [vs peers](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/columbia/vs-peers)

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