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

nibud.nl

5citations

From 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% None First reading
2 Wise GB New entry 66 , range 60–71 66#2
66
  • : score 66 · #2
63% 41% None First reading
3 N26 DE New entry 52 , range 48–58 52#3
52
  • : score 52 · #3
54% 27% None First reading
4 bunq NL New entry 42 , range 39–46 42#4
42
  • : score 42 · #4
40% 17% None First reading
5 Monzo GB New entry 7 , range 5–13 7#5
7
  • : score 7 · #5
7% 4% None First reading
6 Trade Republic DE New entry 7 , range 5–10 7#6
7
  • : score 7 · #6
7% 3% None 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% None 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 nibud.nl Reference 0.7% 2 of 4 4 Not read
2 esgf.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
3 euraxess.org.uk Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
4 how2spanish.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
5 kit.edu Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
6 mmu.ac.uk Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 studieren-weltweit.de Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 thesu.org.uk Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 uni2study.com Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
10 vsae.nl Reference 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best neobank for everyday banking in Italy English Revolut
mobile banking for people living in Italy English HYPE, isybank, N26, Revolut and Wise, tied
best digital bank for Italian residents who travel English N26
how can i manage my money across Italy English Revolut and Wise, tied
how to pay bills and track spending from my phone English No brand recommended
Wat zijn de beste Nederlandse neobanken voor particulieren? Dutch bunq
Hoe beheer ik mijn dagelijkse geldzaken met een Nederlandse digitale bank? Dutch No brand recommended
Hoe kan ik in Nederland betalen zonder hoge bankkosten? Dutch bunq, N26, Revolut and Wise, tied
Hoe kan ik als freelancer geld ontvangen en uitgeven in meerdere landen? Dutch Wise
Hoe kan ik in het buitenland betalen zonder geld te verliezen aan wisselkosten? Dutch Revolut

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