Live index

Leading Credit Cards & Payment Processing Brands in AI Search

Benchmarks, the brands AI recommends, and the sources grounding those answers across 4 AI models.

August 2026 edition

Across the six months through August 2026, Stripe leads AI search visibility in Credit Cards & Payment Processing with a Goodie visibility score of 76.5, ahead of American Express (75.0) and PayPal (74.5). The median score across the 22 ranked brands is 27.5, and a score above 35.7 reaches the top ten. The most-cited source grounding these answers is cliffsnotes.com at 8.7% of all citations, while brand-owned pages account for just 48.1%.

5k prompts · 1.7m AI answers · 7.8m citations · Goodie AI Visibility Index

Industry Benchmarks

August 2026 · Credit Cards & Payment Processing
What good looks like in this category. Read a brand's own score against these before looking at who is winning.
Median visibility score
27.5
Half of the 22 ranked credit cards & payment processing brands score below this. The midpoint, not the average, so a few dominant brands do not distort it.
Index-wide median is 71.9
Score to enter the top 10
35.7
Clearing 35.7 puts a brand in the category top ten. The bar sits 8.2 points above the midpoint, so the leaderboard is tightly held.
Brands named per answer
8.2
A typical answer names eight brands, so the consideration set is wide and a mention is comparatively easy to earn.
Index-wide average is 8.8
Citation mix
  • UGC 4%
  • Editorial 4%
  • Video 2%
  • Reference 3%
  • Retail 1%
  • Other 86%
Other leads the third-party sources grounding credit cards & payment processing answers. Brand-owned citations sit in the next cell and are not counted here.
Brand-owned citation share
48.1%
Owned content is unusually strong here — brand domains are a citation source in their own right, not just the subject of third-party coverage.
Index-wide average is 24.2%
Industry sentiment
59/100
Mean tone of mentions across all ranked brands. Per-brand sentiment sits on each brand profile.
Prompts sampled
5k
Real buyer phrasing, 4 models
AI answers analysed
1.7m
204k in August · ▼ 1.4% vs July
Citations parsed
7.8m
1m in August · ▲ 0.3% vs July
Brands observed
534
22 ranked here · 512 unranked

Brand Visibility Leaderboard

All models AI Mode ChatGPT Copilot Perplexity
Brand visibility leaderboard for Credit Cards & Payment Processing, ranked by six-month average AI visibility score
#BrandVisibility scoreShare of voiceModelsΔ vs last monthSentimentTop cited source
01Stripe
76.5
10.4%AI ModeChatGPTCopilotPerplexity▲ 5.483zapier.com
02American Express
75.0
10.2%AI ModeChatGPTCopilotPerplexity▲ 5.783finder.com.au
03PayPal
74.5
10.1%AI ModeChatGPTCopilotPerplexity▲ 3.582zapier.com
04Adyen
53.2
7.2%ChatGPTCopilotPerplexity▲ 2.372zapier.com
05Bankwest
38.6
5.2%ChatGPTCopilot▲ 4.564finder.com.au
06Square
38.1
5.2%CopilotPerplexity▲ 3.464zapier.com
07Chase
37.4
5.1%ChatGPTPerplexity▲ 1.764youtube.com
08Brex
36.6
5.0%AI ModePerplexity▲ 0.163brex.com
09Ramp
36.3
4.9%AI ModePerplexity▲ 2.763ramp.com
10Authorize.Net
35.7
4.9%ChatGPTCopilot▲ 3.363statrys.com
22 ranked · visibility is a six-month averageTop source = most frequent source in answers mentioning the brand · Δ compares Aug with Jul

Most-Cited Domains

The answer supply chain
Most-cited domains in AI answers for Credit Cards & Payment Processing
#DomainCitation shareΔ vs last month
01cliffsnotes.com
8.7%
—
02airwallex.com
5.3%
▲ 6.4
03navan.com
5.0%
▼ 6.4
04youtube.com
4.9%
▲ 5.5
05squareup.com
4.5%
—
06thepointsguy.com
4.5%
▲ 4.5
07apps365.com
4.5%
—
08mozo.com.au
4.1%
▲ 4.5
09connectpay.com
4.0%
▲ 0.9
10vocal.media
3.6%
—
Top 10 of 1k domains observedΔ compares Aug with Jul, in percentage points

Prompts, Topics & Movers

What's driving this month's answers

Top prompts

Top prompts sampled for Credit Cards & Payment Processing, with distinct brands named and sources cited
#PromptBrandsSources
01Payment gateways trusted by e commerce brands46208
02Business credit cards with expense tracking tools34188
03Merchant services reliable for online payments36167
04Travel credit cards with rewards that pay off22128
05Which cashback cards make sense for daily spending?24106
Top 5 of 5k sampledDistinct brands named & sources cited

Biggest movers

Aug vs Jul
Rising
American Expressscore 75.0
▲ 5.7
Stripescore 76.5
▲ 5.4
Bankwestscore 38.6
▲ 4.5
Falling
Shopify Paymentsscore 35.5
▼ 2.3
Capital Onescore 19.5
▼ 1.1
17 ranked brands scored in both Jul and AugIndustry avg ±2.7/mo

Global Search Demand

Where this industry's questions originate
16,081,211 searches sampled
Tracked markets for Credit Cards & Payment Processing, by sampled search volume
#CountrySearch volume
01United States11.4M
02United Kingdom2.3M
03Singapore780K
04Australia524K
05Canada485K
06Germany380K
07Japan115K
08Italy40K
09France33K
10Egypt31K
11United Arab Emirates18K
12Saudi Arabia11K
12 tracked markets

How the Models Differ

Same industry, 4 verdicts
AI Mode
54 of 106 brands visible
01 Stripe76.2
02 American Express73.3
03 Ramp72.5
04 PayPal72.4
05 Brex72.3
Full AI Mode cut →
ChatGPT
58 of 106 brands visible
01 Capital One78.0
02 Citi76.6
03 Stripe76.2
04 American Express75.8
05 Chase75.0
Full ChatGPT cut →
Copilot
53 of 106 brands visible
01 Bankwest80.0
02 Stripe78.8
03 PayPal78.2
04 ANZ76.3
05 American Express76.1
Full Copilot cut →
Perplexity
62 of 106 brands visible
01 Square76.3
02 Helcim75.1
03 American Express75.0
04 Stripe74.7
05 Chase74.6
Full Perplexity cut →
This edition

What Changed This Month

Stripe leads Credit Cards & Payment Processing this edition with a visibility score of 76.5, ahead of American Express at 75.0.

cliffsnotes.com is the most-cited source grounding credit cards & payment processing answers, at roughly 8.7% of citations. Brand-owned pages account for 48.1% — the rest of the answer supply chain runs through third-party sources.

The median visibility score across ranked credit cards & payment processing brands is 27.5, and a score above 35.7 reaches the industry top ten.

Free brand check · no signup

Where Does Your Brand Stand in AI Search?

Enter a domain to see its visibility score, strongest industry, model gaps, competitors ahead, and the sources grounding its answers.

31 industries4 models242m+ citation observationsFree unlimited checks
What you get
  • Visibility score
  • Industry rank
  • Brands ahead of you
  • Model and source gaps
Our Methodology

Our Approach to Gathering AI Visibility Data

We process millions of real prompts across AI Mode, ChatGPT, Copilot and Perplexity, then track which brands, products, and domains show up in the answers. That's the raw data behind every score in the Index.

Real Intent Capture

This data results from processing millions of real user prompts. We use advanced semantic and agentic processing to categorize them and define intent, filtering out noise to focus on high-value queries.

Global Model Interrogation

We execute these prompts across different models, including GPT, Perplexity, AI Mode, and more, and across different regions. This allows us to map model understand exactly "how they think" in each market.

Attribution Mapping

We analyze the generated answers to capture the "Kingmaker" domains; the specific sources the models cite giving you a causal link between source authority and brand visibility.

Read the full methodology → Read the full methodology →
Three-dimensional logo of Goodie, an end-to-end AI search visibility platform.

Don't Let Competitors Own This Category.

Claim Your Brand Claim Your Brand
FAQ · Credit Cards & Payment Processing

Questions?
We Have
the Answers.

Stripe currently leads AI search visibility in credit cards & payment processing with a Goodie visibility score of 76.5, measured across the tracked AI models.

cliffsnotes.com is the most-cited source in credit cards & payment processing AI answers, grounding roughly 8.7% of citations in this industry.

The median score among ranked credit cards & payment processing brands is 27.5. A score above 35.7 places a brand in the industry top ten.

Each edition samples the same tracked prompt set across the models Goodie follows, then ranks brands by how often they are named in those answers.

Monthly. Each edition re-samples the tracked prompt set so month-over-month figures are directly comparable.