The most visible European neobanks in United Kingdom, October 2026

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

Leader

Wise

78Heralded Score, range 70–85

Most cited source

moneysavingexpert.com

9citations

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

Where engines disagree most

N26

2/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode and Gemini, not on Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

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 Wise GB New entry 78 , range 70–85 78#1
78
  • : score 78 · #1
82% 54% First reading
2 Revolut GB New entry 78 , range 70–85 78#2
78
  • : score 78 · #2
85% 50% First reading
3 N26 DE New entry 52 , range 42–68 52#3
52
  • : score 52 · #3
53% 28% First reading
4 Monzo GB New entry 48 , range 39–62 48#4
48
  • : score 48 · #4
45% 27% First reading
5 bunq NL New entry 46 , range 37–58 46#5
46
  • : score 46 · #5
46% 20% First reading
6 Starling GB New entry 39 , range 32–48 39#6
39
  • : score 39 · #6
33% 14% First reading
7 Chase UK New entry 7 , range 3–32 7#7
7
  • : score 7 · #7
8% 3% First reading
8 Monese GB New entry 5 , range 2–30 5#8
5
  • : score 5 · #8
8% 0% First reading
– Allica Bank Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– ANNA Money Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
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 gov.uk Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 4 Not read
12 hsbc.co.uk Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 4 Not read
13 banks.eu Directory 5.0% 1 of 4 1 4
14 bonusblueprint.co.uk Unclassified 5.0% 3 of 4 1 Not read
15 freenance.io Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 9
16 grey.co Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
17 linkedin.com Social 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
18 moneyhelper.org.uk Regulator 1.7% 1 of 4 3 Not read
19 moneysupermarket.com Review site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 5
20 satchel.eu Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 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 Monzo
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 Monzo

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