The most visible European neobanks in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Revolut

76Heralded Score, range 73–79

Most cited source

europa.eu

93citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Green-Got FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Helios Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Holvi FI Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– illimity Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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1% 0% None First reading
– Kontist DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Kroo Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Lunar DK Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Mettle Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– MyInvestor ES Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% First reading
– Noelse Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
11 bancaditalia.it Regulator 1.9% 3 of 4 12 Not read
12 paypal.com Vendor site 2.6% 1 of 4 14 Not read
13 dnb.nl Regulator 1.9% 2 of 4 11 Not read
14 expatnetherlandshub.com Media 2.9% 4 of 4 8 Not read
15 instagram.com Social 2.4% 1 of 4 12 Not read
16 eupersonalfinance.eu Media 3.1% 3 of 4 1 7
17 freenance.io Vendor site 2.4% 2 of 4 5 10
18 payoneer.com Vendor site 1.9% 3 of 4 7 Not read
19 banks.eu Directory 2.4% 1 of 4 4 4
20 bcr.ro Vendor site 2.1% 3 of 4 8 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best neobank for everyday banking in europe English bunq, N26 and Revolut, tied
mobile banking for people living in europe English Revolut
best digital bank for european residents who travel English N26, Revolut and Wise, tied
how can i manage my money across european countries English Revolut and Wise, tied
how to pay bills and track spending from my phone English No brand recommended
¿Cuáles son los mejores neobancos europeos para particulares? Spanish N26, Revolut and Trade Republic, tied
¿Cómo puedo gestionar mis gastos del día a día con un banco digital europeo? Spanish N26 and Revolut, tied
¿Cómo puedo hacer pagos en Europa sin pagar comisiones bancarias elevadas? Spanish Revolut
¿Cómo puede un autónomo recibir y gastar dinero en varios países? Spanish Wise
¿Cómo puedo pagar en el extranjero sin perder dinero al cambiar divisas? Spanish Revolut and Wise, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured