Leader
75Heralded Score, range 43–83
The most visible online payment gateways in Italy, October 2026
Most cited source
5citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 75 , range 43–83 | 77#1 | 71= #1 | 75
| 60% | 31% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 73 , range 44–81 | 74#2 | 71= #1 | 73
| 58% | 29% | | First reading | |
| 3 |  Shopify Payments CA | New entry | 35 , range 21–61 | 41#4 | 24#7 | 35
| 23% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 32 , range 6–53 | 30#6 | 36#4 | 32
| 13% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 30 , range 21–61 | 41#3 | 10#15 | 30
| 22% | 14% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 25 , range 19–57 | 37#5 | 5= #23 | 25
| 20% | 8% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 20 , range 5–52 | 30#7 | 4#28 | 20
| 13% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 16 , range 4–51 | 19#8 | 13#11 | 16
| 9% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 15 , range 1–48 | 5#12 | 31#5 | 15
| 5% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 10 , range 3–50 | 16#9 | 0= #37 | 10
| 8% | 4% | 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 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 3 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Qual è il miglior gateway di pagamento per un negozio online? | Italian | |
| Pagamenti online per piccole imprese | Italian | |
| Come può un piccolo negozio online accettare pagamenti con carta? | Italian | Shopify Payments and |
| Come posso aggiungere i pagamenti online al mio sito web? | Italian | |
| Gateway di pagamento bancario o fornitore di pagamenti online per l'e-commerce? | Italian | |
| Tariffa fissa o commissioni interchange-plus per i pagamenti online? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative al pagamento in contrassegno per un negozio online | Italian | |
| Alternative ai bonifici bancari per riscuotere pagamenti online dai clienti | Italian | |
| Gestisco un piccolo negozio online: quale gateway di pagamento dovrei usare? | Italian | |
| Mi occupo di e-commerce per un rivenditore e vorrei ridurre i pagamenti rifiutati al checkout. | Italian | |
Each engine's top three
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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.