Of 60 answers

The most named companies in the study, and S&P 500 financials, with how many of their 60 AI answers named them.

SWIFT47/60TRANSUNION46/60EXPERIAN42/60COINSTAR41/60NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION41/60ZELLE41/60BLOOMBERG L.P.38/60TRADINGVIEW38/60BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO37/60PAYPAL37/60VENMO37/60CHEXSYSTEMS33/60EQUIFAX33/60MORNINGSTAR32/60S&P GLOBAL31/60ALPACA MARKETS30/60COINBASE30/60PINWHEEL29/60STRIPE29/60XERO29/60ACORNS28/60AFFIRM28/60PAYFAST (PAYGATE)28/60PAYONEER28/60INTERACTIVE BROKERS26/60CHARLES SCHWAB19/60THE HARTFORD9/60MOODY'S21/60CME GROUP19/60ACCENTURE11/60CHUBB10/60MORGAN STANLEY6/60AMERICAN EXPRESS14/60SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL12/60FACTSET20/60NASDAQ19/60ALLSTATE11/60WELLS FARGO18/60PAYCHEX10/60ARES MANAGEMENT3/60
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AI visibility statementFinance AI Visibility Study 2026Issued October 14, 2026
Account holder

SmartBiz Loans

smartbizloans.com

Small business banking and lendingBanking

Money20/20 attendee

Statement period
October 9 to 14, 2026
when the AI assistants were asked
Account no.
1,004 of 2,219
its rank by overall score
Place in its category
22nd of 38 small business banking providers
Closing balance

Named in

0of 60, its tower is dark

by 0 of 4 assistants

Statement note

What this means for SmartBiz Loans

AI assistants do not name this small business banking provider in any of the 60 answers reviewed. Its overall score is 29 out of 100, ranking 1,004th of 2,219 companies in the study. Its website passes 4 of the 14 technical checks for AI tool readiness.

We asked 15 unbranded questions about its market, so no question mentioned SmartBiz Loans by name. AI assistants named it in none of the 60 answers. Counting only how often it is named, it ranks 188th of 394 in its sector. The typical banking company is named in 0.0% of answers.

Named fewer than three times in total. Read this as a sign that AI assistants rarely bring this company up, not as an exact comparison with its peers.

Overall score
29Overall score
  • Visibility0
  • Citations0
  • Sentiment50
  • Site quality93
  • AI readiness29
Summary of account
Named by AI in
0.0%
0 of 60 answers
Share of mentions
0.0%
of the mentions of it and its 5 peers
AI readiness
4/14
technical checks passed. Typical for its sector: 3
Rank in its sector
143 of 394
by overall score, where the typical banking company scores 28

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Line itemsSection 01

Every question, and where the company came up

SmartBiz Loans came up on 0 of 15 questions. Open any window to read that answer.

  1. 01Best financing strategies for small businesses with limited credit history?0/4
  2. 02What should I do if my SBA loan approval is taking longer than expected?0/4
  3. 03How can a line of credit help a small retailer manage inventory costs?0/4
  4. 04How do SBA loans compare to traditional term loans for business funding?0/4
  5. 05Are there other financing solutions besides bank loans for American startups?0/4
  6. 06How are interest rates determined for small business loans in the U.S.?0/4
  7. 07What are the best financing options for small businesses looking to expand in the U.S.?0/4
  8. 08Is getting an SBA loan worth it for small businesses looking for low-interest rates?0/4
  9. 09Which loan programs are most popular for American entrepreneurs launching a new business?0/4
  10. 10Should I choose a line of credit or a term loan for managing my business cash flow?0/4
  11. 11What type of small business financing works best for seasonal companies in the U.S.?0/4
  12. 12What are some alternatives to SBA loans for small business owners?0/4
  13. 13Why do small business loan applications get denied, and how can I improve my chances?0/4
  14. 14What are the pros and cons of a small business line of credit versus a fixed-term business loan?0/4
  15. 15What fees should I expect when applying for a small business term loan?0/4
Total namedOpenAI: 0/15Claude: 0/15Perplexity: 0/15Gemini: 0/15All assistants: 0/60
named the companyanswered without naming itdid not answer

Columns, left to right: OpenAI, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini. Across the study, on 50% of the questions where a company is named, only one AI assistant names it.

Transaction detailSection 02

What OpenAI actually said

The company is not named in this answer

OpenAIdid not name the company

“Best financing strategies for small businesses with limited credit history?”

Good question — financing when you (or your business) have little or no credit history is common and there are practical, lower-friction paths you can take. Below are the best strategies, what to watch for, and step-by-step actions you can use right away.

Top strategies (what works best and why)

1. SBA microloans and SBA‑backed options

SBA microloans (up to $50,000) and other SBA programs are explicitly designed to help startups and businesses with limited credit histories qualify for financing through intermediary lenders. They often have more flexible underwriting than conventional ban …

The AI’s answer as we received it, shortened and not checked for accuracy.

PayeesSection 03

Where the mentions went

The companies these answers named, and how the mentions were split between this company and its peers.

Named instead

CompanyTimes named
  1. 01
    OnDeck
    1
  2. 02
    Fundera
    1

Share of mentions

CompanyShare
  1. Fundera
    50.0%
  2. OnDeck
    50.0%
  3. SmartBiz Loans
    0.0%
  4. Lendio
    0.0%
  5. National Business Capital
    0.0%
  6. Bluevine
    0.0%
ReferrersSection 04

Websites the AI used as sources

How many times each website was listed as a source in these answers

  1. 01
    crestmontcapital.com
    35
  2. 02
    bankrate.com
    16
  3. 03
    sba.gov
    13
  4. 04
    nerdwallet.com
    10
  5. 05
    biz2credit.com
    9
  6. 06
    business.bankofamerica.com
    7
  7. 07
    forbes.com
    6
  8. 08
    pnc.com
    4
  9. 09
    bluevine.com
    4
  10. 10
    nav.com
    3

SmartBiz Loans is in the study as a small business banking provider.

By assistantSection 05

Which AI assistants named the company

Answers naming it, out of answers received

Claude
0/15
Gemini
0/15
OpenAI
0/15
Perplexity
0/15
Market comparisonSection 06

How SmartBiz Loans compares with all 2,219 companies

Every tower is a company in the study, taller for a higher overall score and lit where AI assistants named it. Its own group stays lit. Hover a tower to see it, and click to open it.

What makes up the score

Each part is scored out of 100.

Visibility
0

How often AI assistants name the company, and how that compares with its peers

Citations
0

How often AI uses the company's own website as a source

Sentiment
50

How positively AI describes the company

Site quality
93

How well built the website's own pages are

AI readiness
29

How easily AI tools can read and use the website

Visibility is calculated from the answers on this page. How the score is built.

Against its sectorSection 07

Compared with banking companies

394 companies in this sector. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
29
Ranks 143 of 394. Typical company: 28
Named in answers
0.0%
Ranks 188 of 394. Typical company: 0.0%
AI readiness
29
Ranks 82 of 394. Typical company: 29
Against its categorySection 08

Compared with small business banking providers

38 companies in this category. The gold tick on each bar is the typical company.

Overall score
29
Ranks 19 of 38. Typical company: 29
Named in answers
0.0%
Ranks 24 of 38. Typical company: 1.7%
AI readiness
29
Ranks 17 of 38. Typical company: 29
AI agentsSection 09

Ready for AI agents

What this website publishes for an AI agent to read, use and pay through, on a scale of six levels.

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5

Level 1: Basic web presence. Two of robots.txt, a sitemap and Link headers are in place.

To reach level 2:
  • Content Signals
Can an AI agent check out here?

We could not tell. The website turned away our requests for the files an agent would read. An agent arriving by itself is turned away the same way.

Agent payment protocols
  • x402Not present
  • MPPNot present
  • AP2Not present
  • ACPCould not check
  • UCPCould not check
Interfaces for AI agents
  • MCP Server CardCould not check
  • A2A Agent CardCould not check
  • Agent SkillsCould not check
  • API CatalogCould not check
  • llms.txtNot present
  • WebMCPCould not check
Show every check, for your technical team
Discoverability
77 of 100
  • robots.txtPassed

    A valid robots.txt with crawl rules at the site root.

    study: 86.1%
  • SitemapPassed

    An XML sitemap listing the pages, ideally referenced from robots.txt.

    study: 87.9%
  • Link headersNot met

    Send Link headers such as rel="api-catalog" or rel="describedby" on the homepage.

    study: 1.5%
  • DNS for AI DiscoveryNot present

    Advertise agent endpoints with SVCB records under _agents.

    study: 4.3%
Content accessibility
0 of 100
  • Markdown negotiationNot met

    Return a markdown version when asked with Accept: text/markdown, for example at the CDN.

    study: 6.2%
  • llms.txtNot met

    Publish an llms.txt with a short summary and the key links.

    study: 31.0%
Bot access control
32 of 100
  • AI bot rulesPartly met

    Add explicit robots.txt groups for the main AI crawlers.

    study: 92.7%
  • Content SignalsNot met

    Add a Content-Signal line for search, ai-input and ai-train to robots.txt.

    study: 2.3%
  • Web Bot AuthCould not check

    Only relevant if you run your own agents or crawlers: publish a signing key directory.

    study: 0.3%
APIs, auth and MCP
0 of 100
  • API CatalogCould not check

    List public APIs in a linkset at /.well-known/api-catalog.

    study: 1.3%
  • OAuth discoveryCould not check

    Publish OpenID Connect or OAuth server metadata under /.well-known.

    study: 6.3%
  • OAuth Protected ResourceCould not check

    Serve protected resource metadata at /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

    study: 5.3%
  • auth.mdNot met

    Publish an auth.md describing how agents sign in.

    study: 0.2%
  • MCP Server CardCould not check

    Offer an MCP server and publish its server card under /.well-known.

    study: 0.8%
  • A2A Agent CardCould not check

    Publish an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json.

    study: 0.2%
  • Agent SkillsCould not check

    Publish a skills index with the main tasks agents can do.

    study: 1.0%
  • WebMCPCould not check

    Register key actions such as search or cart as WebMCP tools.

    study: 0.0%
  • ARD manifestCould not check

    Publish an ai-catalog.json listing every agent interface.

    study: 0.2%

Score 37 of 100 · 65% of checks could run · checked on October 9, 2026 · smartbizbank.com · 2,200 companies scanned

See how every company did, and how this was measured.

AI readinessSection 10

The checks behind the AI readiness score

4 of 14 passed. This list is for your technical team. The percentage is how many companies in the study pass each check.

These 14 checks ran during the audit and are what the AI readiness part of the overall score counts. The scan above ran later and is stricter on Link headers and Markdown, so a check can pass here and not there.

Show the 14 checks

Discoverability

  • Passedrobots.txt publishedstudy: 85.1%
  • PassedXML sitemapstudy: 79.4%
  • PassedHTTP Link headers (RFC 8288)study: 42.5%

Content Accessibility

  • Not metMarkdown content negotiationstudy: 7.4%
  • Not metllms.txt publishedstudy: 28.1%
  • PassedToken budget (page weight)study: 97.3%

Bot Access Control

  • Not metExplicit AI bot rulesstudy: 11.5%

API / Auth / MCP

  • Not metAPI Catalog (.well-known/api-catalog)study: 1.1%
  • Not metOAuth Authorization Server discoverystudy: 5.2%
  • Not metOAuth Protected Resource discoverystudy: 4.6%
  • Not metMCP Server Cardstudy: 0.2%
  • Not metA2A Agent Cardstudy: 0.0%
  • Not metWebMCP toolsstudy: 0.3%
  • Not metAgent Skills declaredstudy: 0.1%
AI crawlersSection 11

What AI crawlers may read (robots.txt)

This website sets no rules for any AI crawler by name, like 86% of the websites whose rules we could read. Every AI crawler follows its general rules.

Training AI

  • GPTBotpartly
  • ClaudeBotpartly
  • Anthropic-AIpartly
  • Google-Extendedpartly
  • Applebot-Extendedpartly
  • Meta-ExternalAgentpartly
  • FacebookBotpartly
  • Bytespiderpartly
  • CCBotpartly
  • Diffbotpartly
  • Omgilibotpartly

AI search

  • OAI-SearchBotpartly
  • Claude-SearchBotpartly
  • PerplexityBotpartly
  • Applebotpartly
  • Amazonbotpartly
  • YouBotpartly

Answering questions

  • ChatGPT-Userpartly
  • Claude-Userpartly
  • Perplexity-Userpartly
  • DuckAssistBotpartly
  • MistralAI-Userpartly

Read from the website’s own rules file (robots.txt). An asterisk marks a crawler the file names. The rest follow its general rules. “Partly” means only some pages are blocked.

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