Bankinter achieves its best ranking in the last decade among Spain’s most reputable companies
Bankinter has moved up seven places in the overall Merco Companies 2026 ranking, which includes 200 companies, and remains the fifth-ranked bank in the sector.
María Dolores Dancausa, Chair of Bankinter, ranked as the third most reputable woman in business, whilst Gloria Ortiz, the Bank’s CEO, made her debut in the ranking, reaching the Top 40.
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In 2026, Bankinter has achieved its highest reputational ranking of the past decade. The Bank ranks 26th in Merco Companies, the overall ranking that lists Spain’s top 200 companies with the best reputation, having climbed seven places compared with the previous year.
In addition to this improvement in the overall ranking, Bankinter remains the fifth most highly rated bank in the sector, based on the Merco Companies results.
Moreover, in the area of business leadership, Merco Leaders 2026 places María Dolores Dancausa, Chair of Bankinter, 13th in the ranking. She is the third woman with the best business reputation in Spain and ranks fourth among all leaders in the banking sector.
Dancausa has been part of this ranking for more than 15 years and is recognised as a leading figure among women in business.
Gloria Ortiz makes her debut in the ranking
Gloria Ortiz, CEO of Bankinter, has entered the Merco Leaders ranking for the first time, taking position 37. Her inclusion highlights a stage marked by historic results, an increasingly visible voice in the Spanish financial sector and the development of a unique model that combines profitability, efficiency, innovation, risk control and sustainable value creation, through initiatives such as AI First.
Merco rankings are based on an assessment of the perceptions of various stakeholder groups. In the 2026 edition, the survey drew on more than 64,000 responses, seven distinct assessments and 29 sources of information.