The most visible European neobanks in France, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Revolut

75Heralded Score, range 44–82

Most cited source

esgf.com

1citations

From Gemini

Where engines disagree most

They agree

Every engine names the same top three.

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Revolut GB New entry 75 , range 44–82 78#1 70#1
75
  • : score 75 · #1
57% 36% None First reading
2 N26 DE New entry 54 , range 29–73 57#3 49#5
54
  • : score 54 · #2
40% 21% None First reading
3 BoursoBank New entry 52 , range 23–61 41#4 70#2
52
  • : score 52 · #3
28% 14% None First reading
4 Fortuneo New entry 49 , range 22–60 40#5 62#3
49
  • : score 49 · #4
27% 12% None First reading
5 Wise GB New entry 45 , range 32–75 66#2 8= #16
45
  • : score 45 · #5
39% 28% None First reading
6 bunq NL New entry 34 , range 21–59 40#6 24#11
34
  • : score 34 · #6
23% 12% None First reading
7 Hello bank! New entry 23 , range 3–48 9= #7 47#6
23
  • : score 23 · #7
12% 2% None First reading
8 Monabanq New entry 18 , range 1–42 3#11 43#7
18
  • : score 18 · #8
7% 1% None First reading
9 Nickel New entry 16 , range 2–47 8#9 31#9
16
  • : score 16 · #9
11% 0% None First reading
10 Sumeria New entry 13 , range 1–43 4#10 27#10
13
  • : score 13 · #10
7% 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 esgf.com Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

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