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Payment processing platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for payment processing platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

▼Shopify moved #7 → #9
▲Braintree moved #8 → #7
▲Airwallex moved #9 → #8
▼PayPal -2.8pp (53.6% → 50.8%)
▼Shopify -2.8pp (25% → 22.2%)
▲Helcim +1.8pp (26.8% → 28.6%)
▼Braintree -1.2pp (25% → 23.8%)
▲Checkout.com +1pp (19.6% → 20.6%)

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

▲ INCheckout.com entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
▼ OUTLemon Squeezy left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Checkout.com moved #14 → #10
▼Airwallex moved #6 → #9
▲Paddle moved #8 → #6
▼Lemon Squeezy moved #10 → #12
▲Braintree moved #9 → #8
▲Adyen +8.9pp (35.7% → 44.6%)
▲Paddle +5.4pp (21.4% → 26.8%)
▲Checkout.com +5.3pp (14.3% → 19.6%)
▲Shopify +3.6pp (21.4% → 25%)
▲Braintree +3.6pp (21.4% → 25%)
▼Airwallex -3.6pp (25% → 21.4%)
▼Lemon Squeezy -3.6pp (17.9% → 14.3%)
▲Square +1.8pp (32.1% → 33.9%)
▼Helcim -1.8pp (28.6% → 26.8%)
▼Stripe -1.7pp (82.1% → 80.4%)

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INPaddle entered the top 10 (#12 → #8)
▼ OUTCheckout.com left the top 10 (#9 → #14)
▼Checkout.com moved #9 → #14
▲Paddle moved #12 → #8
▼Braintree moved #5 → #9
▲Helcim moved #7 → #5
▲Airwallex moved #8 → #6
▼Shopify moved #6 → #7
▼Checkout.com -5.7pp (20% → 14.3%)
▼Adyen -4.3pp (40% → 35.7%)
▼Shopify -4.3pp (25.7% → 21.4%)
▲Paddle +4.3pp (17.1% → 21.4%)
▼Braintree -4.3pp (25.7% → 21.4%)
▼Stripe -3.6pp (85.7% → 82.1%)
▲Helcim +2.9pp (25.7% → 28.6%)
▲PayPal +2.2pp (51.4% → 53.6%)
▲Airwallex +2.1pp (22.9% → 25%)
▼Lemon Squeezy -2.1pp (20% → 17.9%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INShopify entered the top 10 (#11 → #6)
▼ OUTWise left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Shopify moved #11 → #6
▼Helcim moved #5 → #7
▲Braintree moved #6 → #5
▼Airwallex moved #7 → #8
▼Checkout.com moved #8 → #9
▼Lemon Squeezy moved #9 → #10
▼Wise moved #10 → #11
▲Stripe +26.8pp (58.9% → 85.7%)
▲Shopify +9.6pp (16.1% → 25.7%)
▼Adyen -4.6pp (44.6% → 40%)
▼PayPal -4pp (55.4% → 51.4%)
▼Helcim -2.9pp (28.6% → 25.7%)
▲Lemon Squeezy +2.1pp (17.9% → 20%)
▼Checkout.com -1.4pp (21.4% → 20%)
▼Braintree -1.1pp (26.8% → 25.7%)
▲Wise +1pp (16.1% → 17.1%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲ INWise entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTChargebee left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼Chargebee moved #10 → #12
▲Stripe moved #2 → #1
▼PayPal moved #1 → #2
▲Helcim moved #6 → #5
▼Braintree moved #5 → #6
▲Wise moved #11 → #10
▼PayPal -4.9pp (60.3% → 55.4%)
▼Adyen -4.6pp (49.2% → 44.6%)
▼Square -4.4pp (36.5% → 32.1%)
▼Checkout.com -2.4pp (23.8% → 21.4%)
▼Airwallex -2.2pp (25.4% → 23.2%)
▲Stripe +1.8pp (57.1% → 58.9%)
▼Braintree -1.8pp (28.6% → 26.8%)
▼Chargebee -1.4pp (17.5% → 16.1%)
▼Lemon Squeezy -1.1pp (19% → 17.9%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲ INLemon Squeezy entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTWise left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▲Lemon Squeezy moved #11 → #9
▼Wise moved #9 → #11
▲Stripe +5.2pp (51.9% → 57.1%)
▼Braintree -3.9pp (32.5% → 28.6%)
▼Helcim -3.9pp (32.5% → 28.6%)
▼Wise -3.6pp (19.5% → 15.9%)
▲Lemon Squeezy +3.4pp (15.6% → 19%)
▼PayPal -3.3pp (63.6% → 60.3%)
▼Airwallex -1.9pp (27.3% → 25.4%)
▲Checkout.com +1.7pp (22.1% → 23.8%)
▼Adyen -1.4pp (50.6% → 49.2%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

▲Stripe moved #3 → #2
▼Adyen moved #2 → #3
▲Stripe +3.3pp (48.6% → 51.9%)
▼Square -2.2pp (38.6% → 36.4%)
▼PayPal -2.1pp (65.7% → 63.6%)

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INChargebee entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTConnectPay left the top 10 (#10 → #13)
▼ConnectPay moved #10 → #13
▲Stripe moved #5 → #3
▼Braintree moved #3 → #5
▲Chargebee moved #11 → #10
▲Stripe +13.9pp (34.7% → 48.6%)
▼Adyen -7.8pp (59.2% → 51.4%)
▼Braintree -5.9pp (38.8% → 32.9%)
▼ConnectPay -4.1pp (18.4% → 14.3%)
▼PayPal -3.7pp (69.4% → 65.7%)
▼Checkout.com -3.6pp (26.5% → 22.9%)
▼Helcim -1.8pp (34.7% → 32.9%)
▼Airwallex -1.5pp (28.6% → 27.1%)
▼Chargebee -1.3pp (18.4% → 17.1%)

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Stripe81%
#2PayPal50.8%
#3Adyen44.4%
#4Square33.3%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Paddle27%
#7Braintree23.8%
#8Airwallex22.2%
#9Shopify22.2%
#10Checkout.com20.6%

Sep 7, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Stripe81%
#2PayPal50.8%
#3Adyen44.4%
#4Square33.3%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Paddle27%
#7Braintree23.8%
#8Airwallex22.2%
#9Shopify22.2%
#10Checkout.com20.6%

Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Stripe81%
#2PayPal50.8%
#3Adyen44.4%
#4Square33.3%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Paddle27%
#7Braintree23.8%
#8Airwallex22.2%
#9Shopify22.2%
#10Checkout.com20.6%

Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Stripe81%
#2PayPal50.8%
#3Adyen44.4%
#4Square33.3%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Paddle27%
#7Braintree23.8%
#8Airwallex22.2%
#9Shopify22.2%
#10Checkout.com20.6%

Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Stripe80.4%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen44.6%
#4Square33.9%
#5Helcim26.8%
#6Paddle26.8%
#7Shopify25%
#8Braintree25%
#9Airwallex21.4%
#10Checkout.com19.6%

Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 28, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 27, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 26, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 25, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1Stripe82.1%
#2PayPal53.6%
#3Adyen35.7%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Airwallex25%
#7Shopify21.4%
#8Paddle21.4%
#9Braintree21.4%
#10Lemon Squeezy17.9%

Aug 24, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe85.7%
#2PayPal51.4%
#3Adyen40%
#4Square31.4%
#5Braintree25.7%
#6Shopify25.7%
#7Helcim25.7%
#8Airwallex22.9%
#9Checkout.com20%
#10Lemon Squeezy20%

Aug 23, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe85.7%
#2PayPal51.4%
#3Adyen40%
#4Square31.4%
#5Braintree25.7%
#6Shopify25.7%
#7Helcim25.7%
#8Airwallex22.9%
#9Checkout.com20%
#10Lemon Squeezy20%

Aug 22, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe85.7%
#2PayPal51.4%
#3Adyen40%
#4Square31.4%
#5Braintree25.7%
#6Shopify25.7%
#7Helcim25.7%
#8Airwallex22.9%
#9Checkout.com20%
#10Lemon Squeezy20%

Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Stripe58.9%
#2PayPal55.4%
#3Adyen44.6%
#4Square32.1%
#5Helcim28.6%
#6Braintree26.8%
#7Airwallex23.2%
#8Checkout.com21.4%
#9Lemon Squeezy17.9%
#10Wise16.1%

Aug 20, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1PayPal60.3%
#2Stripe57.1%
#3Adyen49.2%
#4Square36.5%
#5Braintree28.6%
#6Helcim28.6%
#7Airwallex25.4%
#8Checkout.com23.8%
#9Lemon Squeezy19%
#10Chargebee17.5%

Aug 19, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1PayPal60.3%
#2Stripe57.1%
#3Adyen49.2%
#4Square36.5%
#5Braintree28.6%
#6Helcim28.6%
#7Airwallex25.4%
#8Checkout.com23.8%
#9Lemon Squeezy19%
#10Chargebee17.5%

Aug 18, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1PayPal63.6%
#2Stripe51.9%
#3Adyen50.6%
#4Square36.4%
#5Braintree32.5%
#6Helcim32.5%
#7Airwallex27.3%
#8Checkout.com22.1%
#9Wise19.5%
#10Chargebee16.9%

Aug 17, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1PayPal65.7%
#2Adyen51.4%
#3Stripe48.6%
#4Square38.6%
#5Braintree32.9%
#6Helcim32.9%
#7Airwallex27.1%
#8Checkout.com22.9%
#9Wise20%
#10Chargebee17.1%

Aug 16, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1PayPal69.4%
#2Adyen59.2%
#3Braintree38.8%
#4Square38.8%
#5Stripe34.7%
#6Helcim34.7%
#7Airwallex28.6%
#8Checkout.com26.5%
#9Wise20.4%
#10ConnectPay18.4%

Aug 15, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1PayPal69.4%
#2Adyen59.2%
#3Braintree38.8%
#4Square38.8%
#5Stripe34.7%
#6Helcim34.7%
#7Airwallex28.6%
#8Checkout.com26.5%
#9Wise20.4%
#10ConnectPay18.4%

Aug 14, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1PayPal69.4%
#2Adyen59.2%
#3Braintree38.8%
#4Square38.8%
#5Stripe34.7%
#6Helcim34.7%
#7Airwallex28.6%
#8Checkout.com26.5%
#9Wise20.4%
#10ConnectPay18.4%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/fintech-payment-processing/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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