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
1 Revolut GB New entry 76 , range 73–79 76#1
76
  • : score 76 · #1
79% 50% First reading
2 Wise GB New entry 66 , range 60–71 66#2
66
  • : score 66 · #2
63% 41% First reading
3 N26 DE New entry 52 , range 48–58 52#3
52
  • : score 52 · #3
54% 27% First reading
4 bunq NL New entry 42 , range 39–46 42#4
42
  • : score 42 · #4
40% 17% First reading
5 Monzo GB New entry 7 , range 5–13 7#5
7
  • : score 7 · #5
7% 4% First reading
6 Trade Republic DE New entry 7 , range 5–10 7#6
7
  • : score 7 · #6
7% 3% First reading
7 BoursoBank New entry 6 , range 4–8 6#7
6
  • : score 6 · #7
5% 2% None First reading
8 Fortuneo New entry 5 , range 4–8 5#8
5
  • : score 5 · #8
5% 2% None First reading
9 Starling GB New entry 5 , range 3–8 5#9
5
  • : score 5 · #9
5% 2% First reading
10 HYPE New entry 5 , range 3–8 5#10
5
  • : score 5 · #10
5% 1% 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
1 europa.eu Regulator 10.7% 4 of 4 50 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 11.0% 2 of 4 59 Not read
3 consumentenbond.nl Review site 4.5% 4 of 4 12 Not read
4 expatica.com Media 5.0% 4 of 4 18 4
5 google.com Vendor site 4.0% 4 of 4 19 Not read
6 stripe.com Vendor site 5.5% 4 of 4 24 1
7 acemoneytransfer.com Vendor site 4.5% 3 of 4 5 9
8 connectpay.com Vendor site 5.2% 3 of 4 4 5
9 facebook.com Social 4.3% 2 of 4 18 Not read
10 reddit.com Community 5.0% 3 of 4 18 1

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quelles sont les meilleures banques en ligne européennes pour les particuliers ? French BoursoBank, bunq, Fortuneo, N26 and Revolut, tied
Comment gérer mon argent au quotidien avec une banque en ligne européenne ? French BoursoBank, N26 and Revolut, tied
Comment payer en Europe sans avoir de frais bancaires élevés ? French Revolut
Comment un freelance peut-il recevoir et dépenser de l’argent dans plusieurs pays ? French Revolut
Comment payer à l’étranger sans perdre d’argent au change ? French Fortuneo, Revolut and Wise, tied
Comment transférer mon compte bancaire vers une banque en ligne européenne ? French No brand recommended
Quelles alternatives aux agences bancaires existe-t-il pour gérer son argent en Europe ? French No brand recommended
Quelles alternatives aux banques traditionnelles existe-t-il pour les paiements du quotidien en Europe ? French Wise
Je suis étudiant et j’ai besoin d’un compte en ligne pour mes dépenses en Europe. Que me conseillez-vous ? French BoursoBank and Revolut, tied
Je suis indépendant et je voudrais recevoir des paiements depuis plusieurs pays. Quelles sont mes options ? French Wise

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