Leader
65Heralded Score, range 41–79
The most visible online payment gateways in Romania, October 2026
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 65 , range 41–79 | 74#1 | 49#1 | 65
| 55% | 27% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 51 , range 29–73 | 59#2 | 36#5 | 51
| 41% | 21% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 46 , range 24–65 | 46#3 | 45#3 | 46
| 31% | 15% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 44 , range 22–61 | 42#5 | 48#2 | 44
| 32% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 42 , range 23–64 | 45#4 | 37#4 | 42
| 32% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 18 , range 2–47 | 7#10 | 35#6 | 18
| 9% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 14 , range 3–49 | 16#7 | 9#10 | 14
| 9% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 13 , range 4–49 | 21#6 | 0= #29 | 13
| 10% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 9 |  Shopify Payments CA | New entry | 11 , range 3–48 | 14#9 | 6#16 | 11
| 9% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 9 , range 3–48 | 14#8 | 0= #29 | 9
| 9% | 2% | | 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% | 2 of 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 6.7% | 2 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Care este cel mai bun procesator de plăți pentru un magazin online? | Romanian | |
| Procesarea plăților online pentru afaceri mici | Romanian | |
| Cum poate un magazin online mic să accepte plăți cu cardul? | Romanian | |
| Cum adaug plăți online pe site-ul meu? | Romanian | |
| Gateway de plată oferit de o bancă sau procesator de plăți online pentru comerțul electronic? | Romanian | |
| Tarif fix sau tarifare interchange-plus pentru plățile online? | Romanian | |
| Alternative la plata ramburs pentru un magazin online | Romanian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative la transferurile bancare pentru a încasa plăți online de la clienți | Romanian | |
| Am un magazin online mic. Ce procesator de plăți ar trebui să folosesc? | Romanian | |
| Coordonez comerțul electronic la un retailer și vreau să reduc numărul plăților refuzate la finalizarea comenzii. | Romanian | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Stripe
- = 2
EuPlatesc
- = 2
Netopia Payments
Gemini
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
PayPal
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- = 2
- = 2
ChatGPT
- 1
- 2
- 3
PayU
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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.