The most visible online payment gateways in Italy, October 2026

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

Leader

Stripe

75Heralded Score, range 43–83

Most cited source

youtube.com

12citations

From Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Adyen

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
– EuPlatesc RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #37
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Finix US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #37
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Global Payments US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #37
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% First reading
– GoCardless GB Unranked Too few answers Not measured 7#19
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– ING WebPay NL Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #37
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Intesa Sanpaolo Bank IT Unranked Too few answers Not measured 8#16
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– Klarna Kosma SE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 12= #13
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– LibraPay RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #37
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Lyra FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured 2#30
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Mondu DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #37
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  • : Unranked
1% 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
11 culturedigitali.eu Unclassified 3.3% 1 of 4 1 Not read
12 easydigitaldownloads.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 6
13 inflowpay.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 5
14 kolonell.com Consultancy 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
15 n26.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 3
16 nerdwallet.com Media 3.3% 1 of 4 1 5
17 pagamentidigitali.it Media 3.3% 1 of 4 2 Not read
18 taxually.com Vendor site 3.3% 1 of 4 1 9
19 techradar.com Media 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
20 thrivecart.com Vendor site 3.3% 2 of 4 1 7

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Qual è il miglior gateway di pagamento per un negozio online? Italian PayPal and Stripe, tied
Pagamenti online per piccole imprese Italian PayPal, Stripe and SumUp, tied
Come può un piccolo negozio online accettare pagamenti con carta? Italian Nexi, PayPal, Shopify Payments and Stripe, tied
Come posso aggiungere i pagamenti online al mio sito web? Italian PayPal and Stripe, tied
Gateway di pagamento bancario o fornitore di pagamenti online per l'e-commerce? Italian Stripe
Tariffa fissa o commissioni interchange-plus per i pagamenti online? Italian No brand recommended
Alternative al pagamento in contrassegno per un negozio online Italian PayPal, Scalapay and Stripe, tied
Alternative ai bonifici bancari per riscuotere pagamenti online dai clienti Italian Nexi and Stripe, tied
Gestisco un piccolo negozio online: quale gateway di pagamento dovrei usare? Italian PayPal and Stripe, tied
Mi occupo di e-commerce per un rivenditore e vorrei ridurre i pagamenti rifiutati al checkout. Italian PayPal

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