GEO AUDIT  ·  BRAND-ONLY

Pagos.

A look at how Pagos is described, positioned, and quoted inside Google's AI Overviews, the AI answer box at the top of search results, and where the brand shows up versus goes missing.

Sitepagos.ai
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedOctober 7, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
29
out of 100. Low band. Pagos is cited in 7 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Bin Lookup, Pagos. It is absent on Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, Payment Optimization.
Verified AI Overview citations
7
Pagos's brand is cited in 7 of the 39 AI-answer queries we tested.
AI answer trigger rate
100%
Google's AI answer box fires on 39 of 39 tracked queries.
Citation rate when AI answers
18%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Pagos scores 29 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Pagos is cited in 7 of 39 AI answers. It shows up on Bin Lookup, Pagos. It is absent on Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, Payment Optimization.

AI answers fire on 100% of tracked queries, yet Pagos is quoted in only 18% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
29
Low band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • Your pages being quoted 35%18 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers 25%26 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand 20%50 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth 20%33 / 100
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IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

How the brand describes itself, and how Google's AI describes it.

What the brand says about itself

Payments Analytics

Pagos | Independent Payments Intelligence Products Solutions Learn Pricing Docs Login Get a Demo Get Started Independent Payments Intelligence See Payment Problems on Day One Not Month Nine Not Month Nine Pagos is the independent layer forpagos.ai, 2026

Differentiators it leads with: Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, BIN Lookup, Payment Optimization.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Bin Lookup, Pagos

Cited as a provider on Bin Lookup, Pagos queries.
Appears alongside stripe.com, linkedin.com, solidgate.com.
The core gap
Pagos presents as payments analytics, payment data aggregation, BIN lookup, payment optimization, network tokenization. AI Overviews cite it on Bin Lookup, Pagos and it is absent on Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, Payment Optimization.
Words AI uses for the brand
Bin LookupPagos
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Payments AnalyticsPayment Data AggregationPayment OptimizationCited source on vendor and comparison queries
CONTENT AND ENTITY COVERAGE

The topics that matter to the brand, and where it shows up in AI answers today.

See the full query-by-query breakdown →

TopicPresence in AI answersBuyer intent
Bin LookupOwnedpositioning
PagosOwnedcomparison
Payments AnalyticsInvisiblepositioning
Payment Data AggregationInvisiblepositioning
Payment OptimizationInvisiblepositioning
Network TokenizationInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. Overview queries: Pagos appears on 2 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Bin Lookup, Pagos; absent on Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, Payment Optimization.

Alternatives. 3 themes name the brand without citing it; 29 queries answer without it at all.

AI OVERVIEW PERFORMANCE

Where the brand shows up in Google's AI, and the high-value queries it is missing.

See all queries we tested →

Tracked keywords
39
Brand, category, and comparison queries analyzed.
AI answers fired
39
100% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.
Times brand cited
7
18% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
10
Across all observed AI responses.
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QUERIES WE TESTED

Every query we ran against Google's AI Overview, and what we found.

39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Pagos's own domain is a source in the AI answer. "Named, not cited" means the brand is mentioned but is not the source. "Absent" means the AI answered without it.

QueryPagos in the AI answerTop sources cited
best payments analyticsAbsentslideshare.net, revenuebase.ai, quora.com
payments analytics vendorsAbsentaciworldwide.com, optimizedpayments.com, payrails.com
payments analytics solutionsAbsentjpmorgan.com, jackhenry.com, payrails.com
payments analytics softwareAbsentsticky.io, kolleno.com, putler.com
payments analytics platformAbsentworldpay.com, docs.stripe.com, globalpayments.com
top payments analytics providersAbsentzapier.com, businesswith.com, ventureradar.com
payments analytics comparisonNamed, not citedprimer.io, optimizedpayments.com, solidgate.com
best payment data aggregationAbsentflanks.io, plaid.com, stripe.com
payment data aggregation vendorsAbsentcsiweb.com, bogleheads.org, himalayas.app
payment data aggregation solutionsAbsentyapily.com, thebalancemoney.com, quora.com
payment data aggregation softwareAbsentpowens.com, array.com, f6s.com
payment data aggregation platformAbsentzfort.com, mx.com, mastercard.com
top payment data aggregation providersAbsentlinkedin.com, mastercard.com, discovery.patsnap.com
payment data aggregation comparisonAbsentplaid.com, reddit.com, juspay.io
best bin lookupAbsentbincodes.com, bincheck.io, dnschecker.org
bin lookup vendorsCitedbinlist.net, greip.io, evervault.com
bin lookup solutionsCiteddeveloper.mastercard.com, cybersource.com, pagos.ai
bin lookup softwareAbsentdnschecker.org, home.kripicard.com, fyatu.com
bin lookup platformCitedapps.apple.com, play.google.com, payspacemagazine.com
top bin lookup providersCitedcybersource.com, developer.mastercard.com, binlist.net
bin lookup comparisonCiteddeveloper.mastercard.com, nhimg.org, play.google.com
best payment optimizationAbsentsolidgate.com, checkout.com, stripe.com
payment optimization vendorsAbsentzapier.com, akurateco.com, corefy.com
payment optimization solutionsAbsentworldpay.com, americaneagle.com, paypal.com
payment optimization softwareAbsentmastercard.com, cardconnectcommerce.com, solidgate.com
payment optimization platformAbsentyoutube.com, g2.com, reddit.com
top payment optimization providersAbsenttechcrunch.com, adyen.com, checkout.com
payment optimization comparisonAbsenttechandall.com, tagada.io, rapidcents.com
best network tokenizationAbsentgr4vy.com, y.uno, spreedly.com
network tokenization vendorsAbsentstripe.com, aciworldwide.com, na-gateway.mastercard.com
network tokenization solutionsAbsentstrictlyzero.com, prweb.com, mastercard.com
network tokenization softwareAbsentlelezard.com, platforms.worldpay.com, developer.fiserv.com
network tokenization platformAbsentspreedly.com, adyen.com, idemia.com
top network tokenization providersAbsentgartner.com, solidgate.com, spreedly.com
network tokenization comparisonAbsentpcibooking.net, paymentsjournal.com, linkedin.com
alternatives to PagosNamed, not citedg2.com, corefy.com, fintechmagazine.com
Pagos vs SpreedlyCitedspreedly.com, youtube.com, chargeblast.com
Pagos vs PrimerNamed, not citedslashdot.org, primer.io, corefy.com
Pagos vs Basis TheoryCitedembeddedfinanceindex.com, linkedin.com, basistheory.com
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 82% of AI-answer queries

Pagos is cited in 7 of the 39 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

Pagos presents as payments analytics, payment data aggregation, BIN lookup, payment optimization, network tokenization. AI Overviews cite it on Bin Lookup, Pagos and it is absent on Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, Payment Optimization.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Payments Analytics

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days

02

Convert named-not-cited queries into citations

Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days

03

Earn placement in the third-party listicles AI cites

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days

WHERE GOOGLE'S AI GETS ITS ANSWERS

The sources Google's AI cites in this category, and what it tells you about earning citations.

Domain AI citesPagesContext
stripe.com14Cited on 14 of the queries we tested.
linkedin.com12Cited on 12 of the queries we tested.
solidgate.com11Cited on 11 of the queries we tested.
adyen.com10Cited on 10 of the queries we tested.
spreedly.com9Cited on 9 of the queries we tested.
payrails.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
youtube.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
mastercard.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
primer.io7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
aciworldwide.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Pagos is missing. Earning AI citation on the invisible themes means placement on those third-party pages, not only owning its own glossary.
AI-REVEALED PEERS

The competitive set drawn by Google's AI itself. Observed, not chosen.

See which queries each peer won →

Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Pagos on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
stripe.comCited on 14 of the tested queries.
linkedin.comCited on 12 of the tested queries.
solidgate.comCited on 11 of the tested queries.
adyen.comCited on 10 of the tested queries.
spreedly.comCited on 9 of the tested queries.
payrails.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
youtube.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
mastercard.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
Key observation
stripe.com is the most-cited source across the queries Pagos is missing.
90-DAY ROADMAP

Three sprints from first wins to compounding category presence.

Month 1  ·  Days 1 to 30
  • Publish solution and comparison pages for Payments Analytics, Payment Data Aggregation, Payment Optimization.
  • Build linkable comparison assets so AI Overviews can cite the brand's own domain.
Month 2  ·  Days 31 to 60
  • Earn placement in third-party best-of listicles and review sites the AI cites.
  • Seed community and review presence where AI Overviews pull trust signals.
Month 3  ·  Days 61 to 90
  • Expand owned comparison content across decision-stage queries.
  • Re-audit to confirm invisible themes move to cited and track citation share.