Zions Bancorporation vs peers
AI and technology compared

Last updated Oct 20, 2026 · 8 peers · 92 sources cited

How does Zions Bancorporation compare with its peers on AI and technology?

On this site's AI disclosure index Zions scores 59.6 (#48 of 120 US banks), fourth in a nine-bank Western group behind Western Alliance (71.8), City National (65) and Columbia (63.3), and ahead of First Interstate (51.3), Frost (49.3), East West (49.2), BOK Financial (41.8) and Banc of California (34.7). What separates it is the foundation. Zions finished an 11-year replacement of its loan and deposit cores on Tata Consultancy Services' BaNCS in July 2024, and by September 2025 56% of its staff used generative AI. First Interstate was still piloting an AI agent on its core vendor Fiserv's agentOS in May 2026, and Frost's August 2026 deck counted 66% of tier-one capabilities modernized. Zions also discloses more AI numbers than any bank in the group, from about 21,000 W-9 forms and signature cards a year to an expense base cut by about 2% a year. Where it trails is the customer side and the scorecard. Management says it has deliberately avoided fully autonomous AI in client-facing or critical decisions, while Columbia reported in April 2026 that its AI assistant now handles three chats for every human call. Western Alliance put its AI program in numbers at its May 2026 investor day: 150,000+ employee hours saved and financial-crimes triage 60% to 80% faster. Zions publishes no comparable AI savings figure; its roughly $40 million of 2026 savings initiatives mixes AI with process change, new technology and outsourcing.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Data as of Oct 20, 2026 · Zions profile updated Oct 13, 2026 · computed tables recalculate from the 140 bank profiles on this site · Markdown

Where does Zions lead its peers on AI?

01

More disclosed AI numbers than any bank in the group

Zions scores 16 on disclosed numbers, first of nine (median 13.5): 56% of staff on generative AI and products on the new core shipping 20% faster (September 2025), about 21,000 W-9 forms and signature cards a year handled with AI (July 2025), and headcount down from about 10,300 in 2019 to about 9,190 at end-2025.[2][5][10]

02

A finished modern core while peers are still converting or modernizing

Zions' TCS BaNCS program ran from 2013 to July 2024 and put all loans and deposits on one data model, which management calls its AI advantage. Frost reported 66% of tier-one capabilities modernized and 40% in the cloud in August 2026; First Interstate is working on a single clean data source and piloting Fiserv's agentOS.[1][6][4][11]

03

AI inside AML and credit review, described use case by use case

Zions describes 16 AI use cases, second in the group behind Western Alliance's 17, including AI on wire-room and AML/BSA false positives (July 2025) and AI in credit review to widen the population of deals examined (April 2026). East West, by contrast, had one executive AI remark across four earnings calls from Q3 2025 to Q2 2026.[5][12][13][14][15][16]

04

An explicit governance line others have not drawn

Zions' 2025 10-K says it has no fully autonomous AI in critical decisions or client-facing activities, keeps human review of all final actions and runs a Data and AI Governance Committee. East West's 2025 10-K mentions AI once, inside a technology-change risk factor, with no AI-specific governance description.[17][18]

Where does Zions trail its peers on AI?

01

No customer-facing AI assistant while Columbia reports one at scale

Zions has chosen not to put autonomous AI in front of clients; its nearest customer use is the 330,000 address-change and similar emails a year it targets for automation. Columbia said in April 2026 that its AI assistant moved support from two human calls per AI chat to three AI chats per human call.[6][7]

02

Fewest own disclosures and fewest recent dated moves in the group

Zions places 9th of 9 on its own primary AI disclosures (10 against a median of 16) and 9th of 9 on dated moves in the last 12 months (13 against 18). First Interstate logged 21 moves, including a named agentic-AI pilot with Fiserv in May 2026, and City National 19.[19][3]

03

No AI program scorecard like Western Alliance's

Western Alliance's May 2026 investor day credited AI with 150,000+ employee hours saved, $10 million+ of productivity value, lending cycle time down 25% and financial-crimes triage 60% to 80% faster. Zions' only AI-linked savings figure is about $40 million of 2026 initiatives that also include process change, new technology and outsourcing.[8][9]

04

No named head of AI

Zions has no publicly named chief AI officer; AI sits with CIO Margaret Mayer and chief transformation and operations officer Ken Collins. City National lists an SVP for Product, AI and Innovation, and its parent RBC created an AI Group reporting to the CEO in February 2026.[20][21][22][23]

Where does Zions 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.

BankScoreRankIndependent sourcesOwn disclosuresUse cases in productionMoves, last 12 monthsNamed AI platform
Western Alliance Bancorporation71.8#32 of 120131416 of 1718Triangle of Fraud Protection and the enterprise AI programme[24][25][26][27]
City National Bank (RBC)65#43 of 12017205 of 1019RBC Borealis and the parent's AI programme[28][29][30][31][32][33]
Columbia Banking System63.3#45 of 120101415 of 1616Integration-built infrastructure, not a disclosed AI platform[34][35][36][37][7][38][39]
Zions Bancorporation (this page)59.6#48 of 120111010 of 1613A modern core plus a Gemini-based enterprise AI platform[2][6][20]
First Interstate BancSystem51.3#56 of 1207175 of 1121Fiserv agentOS pilot and the 'one clean data source' project[11][40]
Cullen/Frost Bankers49.3#58 of 1207157 of 917Frost mobile app and Blend digital origination[41][42][43][4]
East West Bancorp49.2#59 of 1207158 of 1018In-house US–Hong Kong payments and partner technology[44][45][46]
BOK Financial Corporation41.8#69 of 1209184 of 620Not disclosed
Banc of California34.7#82 of 12012110 of 1415BancEdge (formerly Deepstack) payments platform, SmartStreet[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]

On which parts of the AI record is Zions ahead of or behind its peers?

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

Component (weight)ZionsPeer medianMost in the groupPlace
Independent sources (45%)118City National (17)3rd of 9
Use cases in production (10%)107.5Western Alliance (16)3rd of 9
Own primary disclosures (10%)1016Banc of California (21)9th of 9
Dated moves, last 12 months (10%)1318First Interstate (21)9th of 9
Disclosed numbers (5%)1614Zions (16)1st of 9
Named AI leaders (5%)1110.5City National (13)5th of 9
Use cases described (5%)1610.5Western Alliance (17)2nd of 9

What has each bank in Zions'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.

BankPlatform or assistant, as the profile names itAI leaders namedHeadline AI number disclosedPatents on the recordOpen AI roles
Zions BancorporationA modern core plus a Gemini-based enterprise AI platform[2][6][20]11, incl. Harris Simmons (Chairman and CEO, Zions Bancorporation)[6][55]Workforce using generative AI: 56% (Sep 24, 2025)[2]Not disclosedNot surveyed
Western Alliance BancorporationTriangle of Fraud Protection and the enterprise AI programme[24][25][26][27]12, incl. Ken Vecchione (Chairman)[56][57][58]Employee hours saved by AI: 150,000+ (estimate based on Microsoft Copilot usage) (May 12, 2026)[8]Not disclosed5 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI engineering
East West BancorpIn-house US–Hong Kong payments and partner technology[44][45][46]9, incl. Dominic Ng (Chairman and CEO)[59][46]2026 expense growth guidance (includes AI, cyber and monitoring investment): 7% to 9% (Apr 21, 2026)[60]Not disclosed6 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI engineering
City National Bank (RBC)RBC Borealis and the parent's AI programme[28][29][30][31][32][33]13, incl. Howard Hammond (Chief Executive Officer, City National Bank)[61][33]RBC incremental enterprise value from AI, target: $700 million – $1 billion by 2027 (Dec 2, 2025)[30]3 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 12,079,813 B2 (Identifying suspicious transaction destinations from login-page referrals)[62]Not surveyed
Columbia Banking SystemIntegration-built infrastructure, not a disclosed AI platform[34][35][36][37][7][38][39]13, incl. Clint Stein (President and CEO, Columbia Banking System)[34][37]Customer-support mix, human calls to AI-assistant chats: 2 : 1 → 1 : 3 (Apr 23, 2026)[7][63]Not disclosed1 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in ML & data science
BOK Financial CorporationNot disclosed9, incl. Stacy Kymes (President and CEO)[64][65]Earnings calls with an AI remark, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 0 of 4 (Jul 21, 2026)[66][67][68][69]Not disclosed3 open AI roles (Oct 13, 2026); most in AI engineering
Cullen/Frost BankersFrost mobile app and Blend digital origination[41][42][43][4]12, incl. Phil Green (Chairman and CEO, Cullen/Frost Bankers)[70]Digital account-opening completion rate: 50% → 80% (Aug 18, 2026)[42]2 patents listed on the profile, e.g. US 2017/0316393 A1 (Linking financial accounts to a subscription service and waiving select fees)[71]2 open AI roles (Oct 1, 2026); most in AI security
First Interstate BancSystemFiserv agentOS pilot and the 'one clean data source' project[11][40]9, incl. Jim Reuter (President and CEO)[11][72]Banks co-developing agents with Fiserv: 6 (First Interstate among them) (May 14, 2026)[11]Not disclosedNot surveyed
Banc of CaliforniaBancEdge (formerly Deepstack) payments platform, SmartStreet[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]5, incl. Jared Wolff (Chairman, President and CEO)[73][51]Developers using AI in daily workflows: More than 80% (Apr 23, 2026)[53]Not disclosed2 open AI roles (Sep 24, 2026); most in AI product & strategy

What are the latest dated moves on the AI record of Zions 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.

DateBankMove
Sep 16, 2026Western AllianceBarclays conference: 15 AI use cases, top five for 2027[74]
Sep 16, 2026Western AllianceAI team first used to defend against Mythos[74]
Sep 15, 2026ColumbiaBarclays conference: AI answers most client messages[75]
Sep 14, 2026East WestBarclays conference: CFO describes everyday AI use[76]
Sep 10, 2026City NationalChad Lloyd to lead RBC U.S. Mortgage from City National[77]
Sep 9, 2026City NationalMcKay at Scotiabank summit: remediation and re-platforming costs to fall; AI credit tools built[78]
Aug 27, 2026FrostBlend 'Ecosystem Expander' award[79]
Aug 24, 2026East WestThird among top-performing banks over $50 billion[46]
Aug 21, 2026First InterstateJeff Lee named chief operations officer[80][81]
Aug 20, 2026FrostBlend reports agentic Autopilot results across lenders[43]
Aug 17, 2026BOK Financial18th for customer reputation[82]
Aug 13, 2026BOK FinancialVanilla case study: AI trust-document review[83]
Aug 7, 2026Banc of CaliforniaQ2 2026 10-Q lists AI among competing technologies[84]
Aug 6, 2026ZionsQ2 2026 10-Q lists AI among emerging-technology risks[19][85]
Aug 5, 2026ZionsZest AI says Zions Bank selected it for lending decisions[86]
Aug 4, 2026ColumbiaSecond-quarter 10-Q names AI as a competitive technology and reports the MOVEit litigation[87]
Aug 3, 2026First InterstateQ2 2026 10-Q: no material change to risk factors[88]
Jul 29, 2026Banc of CaliforniaQ2 2026 call: APIs added, no AI remarks[89]

How does Zions' core and data foundation compare with its Western peers'?

The core, data and platform work each bank has disclosed, with the date. Management at several of these banks ties AI readiness to this layer; a blank means nothing is disclosed, not that nothing exists.

BankCore or platform workStatusDate
ZionsTCS BaNCS for loans and deposits (FutureCore): consumer loans 2017, commercial and construction 2019, deposits July 2024; about 500 deposit products cut to about 100; Gemini-based enterprise AI platform under the CIOCore complete; AI platform rolling outAugust 2024; March 2026[1][6]
Cullen/FrostDigital transformation program: 66% of tier-one capabilities modernized, 40% in the cloud; account opening and lending on BlendIn progressAugust 2026[4][42]
First InterstateCommercial Loan Onboarding Agent co-created on Fiserv agentOS, which runs on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with OpenAI as a collaboratorPilotMay 2026[3][11]
ColumbiaPacific Premier systems conversion; AI automated review and validation of thousands of data fieldsConversion completedJanuary to March 2026[7][35]
East WestIn-house US to Hong Kong funds transfer and an online FX platform with straight-through processing; not described as AIRolling outMarch and September 2026[44][76]
Western AllianceCloud and AI foundation and an 'AI Program Launch' among 2026 technology investments; tech spend up about 90% in five yearsIn progressMay 2026[8]

How does Zions' employee AI adoption compare with its Western peers'?

Internal AI tools and the usage each bank has put on the record. The measures differ from bank to bank, so the table shows each bank's own figure with its date.

BankTool or programUsage disclosedDate
ZionsGenerative AI for contract review, relationship-review prep, credit presentations and email triage; Genovate peer coaching56% of the workforceSeptember 2025[2]
Western AllianceCopilots and AI assistants for employees; AI agents embedded in the business150,000+ hours saved on the bank's Copilot-usage estimateMay 2026[8]
Banc of CaliforniaEnterprise AI tools and a Copilot assistantMore than 80% of developers use AI daily; nearly universal employee accessApril 2026[53]
ColumbiaAI in software testing and in the core conversion; an AI customer-support assistantThree AI chats per human call, from two human calls per AI chatApril 2026[7]
East WestAI in email, documents and presentations; Power BI dashboards built in daysNot quantifiedSeptember 2026[76]
City National (RBC)RBC Assist and the Aiden platform at the parentAlmost 27,000 RBC employees use RBC Assist; City National usage not broken outFebruary 2026[23]

How does Zions' use of AI against fraud and financial crime compare?

What each bank has disclosed about AI in fraud, AML and cyber defense. Zions' own record includes a $50 million loss on two fraudulent loans in October 2025.

BankWhat it hasScale or result disclosedDate
ZionsAI on wire-room and AML/BSA false positives; AI in fraud detection and client authentication; detection tools for fraud and security issues under constructionNot quantified; a $50 million charge on two fraudulent California loans in Q3 2025July 2025 to January 2026[5][9][2][55]
Western AllianceTriangle of Fraud Protection for class-action settlement payments; AI in financial-crimes triage723 million+ fraudulent claims prevented in 2024; triage 60% to 80% fasterApril 2025; May 2026[25][8]
Cullen/FrostFraud and sanctions-screening modernization listed as completed in the transformation timelineNot quantified; the deck does not say whether models are involvedAugust 2026[4]
East WestCyber, multifactor authentication and a fraud-free environment named as the first call on technology spendNot quantifiedSeptember 2026[76]

Which banks are Zions's peers, and why these?

Zions Bancorporation is compared here with Western Alliance Bancorporation, East West Bancorp, City National Bank (RBC), Columbia Banking System, BOK Financial Corporation, Cullen/Frost Bankers, First Interstate BancSystem and Banc of California: chosen by the editors for this page (see the note below the table). Zions Bancorporation is classed as a regional or retail-commercial bank in the West.

The computed group mixed in banks from Puerto Rico, New York, New Jersey and the Southeast; this group keeps the banks that operate inside Zions' 11-state Western footprint, five of which (Western Alliance, East West, Columbia, BOK Financial and Cullen/Frost) also sit in Zions' own 2026 proxy compensation peer group, while the national banks it competes with are compared on the competitors page.

Is Zions better than Western Alliance at AI?

The record cannot settle capability, but Western Alliance has put more on it: 71.8 on this site's disclosure index against Zions' 59.6. Western Alliance quantified its program in May 2026 (150,000+ hours saved, lending cycle time down 25%). Zions leads on disclosed operating numbers and on its finished loan and deposit core.[8][1][2]

Does Zions have an AI virtual assistant for customers?

No. Zions says it has deliberately avoided fully autonomous AI in client-facing or critical decisions, and its 2025 10-K keeps human review of all final actions. Its customer-side AI is behind the scenes: fraud detection, client authentication, product recommendations and the automation of about 330,000 address-change emails a year.[6][17][9]

How does Zions' core banking system compare with other Western banks?

Zions runs loans and deposits on Tata Consultancy Services' BaNCS, a program it chose in 2013 and finished in July 2024. Frost reported 66% of tier-one capabilities modernized in August 2026, Columbia converted Pacific Premier onto its systems in January 2026, and First Interstate is piloting an AI agent on its core provider Fiserv's agentOS.[1][4][7][11]

How does Zions compare with East West Bancorp on AI?

Zions scores 59.6 on this site's disclosure index and East West 49.2. Zions reports 56% of staff on generative AI and AI in AML, credit review and document processing. East West's CFO described everyday AI in email, documents and dashboards in September 2026, and its 2025 10-K mentions AI once.[2][5][12][76][18]

How does Zions' technology spending compare with its peers?

Zions does not publish a technology budget. Its 2026 expense plan includes about $40 million of savings initiatives from AI, process change, new technology and outsourcing, and it said in July 2026 that technology costs stay elevated on vendor price increases. Western Alliance says its technology spend rose about 90% in five years; East West guided 8% to 9% expense growth for 2026.[9][90][8][16]

Who leads AI at Zions compared with its peers?

Zions names no chief AI officer; CIO Margaret Mayer, a Capital One and Discover veteran, builds the Gemini-based AI platform and Ken Collins runs transformation and automation. Western Alliance's CIO Sonny Sonnenstein presented its AI numbers at the May 2026 investor day, and RBC, City National's parent, created an AI Group reporting to its CEO.[20][6][8][23]

What does Zions lead on if not customer AI?

Business-client ratings. In February 2026 Zions received 15 Coalition Greenwich Best Bank awards in middle-market and small-business banking and said it is one of only four US banks to have averaged 15 or more a year since 2009. It was also the 14th largest SBA 7(a) lender in the US in 2025.[91][92]

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  2. The Most Powerful Women to Watch, No. 3, Jennifer Smith, Zions Bancorporation
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    Yahoo Finance · Jan 20, 2026
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    Zions Bancorporation (SEC filings) · Feb 24, 2026
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  28. Tech @ RBC: Preparing our workforce for a future with AI
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    PYMNTS · Mar 23, 2026
  30. RBC 2025 Annual Report ($700 million to $1 billion incremental enterprise value from AI by 2027)
    RBC · Dec 2, 2025
  31. RBC researchers win global AI challenge for finance
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    First Interstate BancSystem (SEC filings) · Sep 16, 2026
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    SEC EDGAR · Aug 7, 2026
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    Zions Bancorporation (SEC filings) · May 7, 2026
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