--- title: Banking and Investment Banking Workplaces India 2026 url: https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/sectors/banking-and-investment-banking publisher: WCRC Culture Crest note: Plain-text copy of the page for agents. The HTML page is canonical. --- Founding Edition 2026 ยท WCRC sector group # Banking and investment banking workplaces in India: the 2026 ranking 22 organisations in [India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250) fall in this WCRC sector group. Their average composite score is 71.2, 2 points above the 69.2 cohort average, and 8 sit in the A bands. Transparency & Accountability is their strongest pillar on average (77.6) and Psychological Safety the weakest (62.7). This group includes the 14 organisations labelled [Banking](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/banking) in the ranking plus 8 more under related labels. | Rank | Organisation | Sector | Score | Band | P.Safety | Rep & Inc | Eq.Opp | Transparency | Trust | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | [HDFC Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/hdfc-bank) | Banking | 91 | A1 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 97 | 94 | | 6 | [Kotak Mahindra Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/kotak-mahindra-bank) | Banking | 88 | A2 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 94 | 91 | | 9 | [ICICI Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/icici-bank) | Banking | 87 | A2 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 93 | 90 | | 25 | [Axis Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/axis-bank) | Banking | 83 | A2 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 86 | | 33 | [Wells Fargo India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/wells-fargo-india) | Banking / Financial Services | 84 | A2 | 74 | 84 | 89 | 94 | 82 | | 39 | [HSBC India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/hsbc-india) | Banking | 83 | A2 | 73 | 83 | 88 | 93 | 81 | | 47 | [Bank of America India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/bank-of-america-india) | Banking / Financial Services | 82 | A2 | 72 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 80 | | 49 | [Morgan Stanley India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/morgan-stanley-india) | Investment Banking / GCC | 81 | A3 | 71 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 79 | | 102 | [Standard Chartered India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/standard-chartered-india) | Banking | 71 | B1 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 69 | | 104 | [DBS Bank India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/dbs-bank-india) | Banking | 71 | B1 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 69 | | 117 | [IndusInd Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/indusind-bank) | Banking | 70 | B1 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 | | 119 | [Federal Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/federal-bank) | Banking | 70 | B1 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 73 | | 124 | [Citibank India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/citibank-india) | Banking / Financial Services | 69 | B1 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 67 | | 134 | [HSBC Technology India GCC](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/hsbc-technology-india-gcc) | Banking Tech / GCC | 70 | B1 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 78 | 62 | | 147 | [AU Small Finance Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/au-small-finance-bank) | Banking | 65 | B2 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 | | 184 | [Goldman Sachs India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/goldman-sachs-india) | Investment Banking / GCC | 64 | B2 | 56 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 62 | | 185 | [Barclays India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/barclays-india) | Banking / Financial Services | 63 | B2 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 61 | | 186 | [Deutsche Bank India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/deutsche-bank-india) | Banking / Financial Services | 62 | B2 | 54 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 60 | | 218 | [Bandhan Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/bandhan-bank) | Banking | 54 | B3 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 57 | | 219 | [IDFC First Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/idfc-first-bank) | Banking | 54 | B3 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 57 | | 220 | [RBL Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/rbl-bank) | Banking | 53 | B3 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 56 | | 221 | [Yes Bank](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/yes-bank) | Banking | 52 | B3 | 45 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 55 | Rank is position among all 250. Pillar columns show scores from 0 to 100. [How the ranking was built](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250-methodology). ## Pillar averages against the full ranking | Pillar | Group average | All 250 | Difference | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Psychological Safety | 62.7 | 63.8 | -1.1 | | Representation & Inclusion | 71.2 | 69.7 | +1.5 | | Equitable Opportunity | 75.4 | 73.3 | +2.1 | | Transparency & Accountability | 77.6 | 68.5 | +9.1 | | Trust & Belonging | 71.5 | 70.9 | +0.6 | ## What this group includes The sector labels recorded in the ranking that WCRC placed in this group, with the number of organisations under each. - Banking 14 - Banking / Financial Services 5 - Investment Banking / GCC 2 - Banking Tech / GCC 1 ## Questions about this list ### Which banking and investment banking organisation ranks highest in India's Most Loved 250? HDFC Bank, at position 2 of 250 with a composite score of 91 (A1). ### How many banking and investment banking organisations are ranked? 22 of the 250: 11 Indian companies and 11 multinationals' India operations. 8 of them are in the A bands. ### How do banking and investment banking organisations compare with the full ranking? Their average composite score is 71.2, which is 2 points above the 69.2 average for all 250. Transparency & Accountability is their strongest pillar on average (77.6) and Psychological Safety the weakest (62.7). ### How was this sector group formed? The ranking records each organisation under a sector label. WCRC sorted the 158 labels into 19 groups, so the group follows the recorded label, not a judgement about one company. This group includes: Banking (14), Banking / Financial Services (5), Investment Banking / GCC (2), Banking Tech / GCC (1). By secondary research only: published employee-sentiment evidence, a public disclosure audit, WCRC analyst evaluation and third-party validation, scored on the five-pillar WCRC Equity Index. 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