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X Launches Banking Service for US Premium Subscribers

X Launches Banking Service for US Premium Subscribers
X Money is here: Elon Musk's X launches digital payments service in US · livemint.com

Elon Musk's social media app X has started offering a banking service called X Money to its paid subscribers in the US.

This service lets users do things like hold deposits, send money to friends, pay bills, and even mail checks, all within the X app.

The money is kept safe by a bank called Cross River Bank and is insured by the government up to $250,000.

X Money offers a high interest rate of up to six percent, which is more than what many traditional banks offer.

However, some people are worried about how X will make enough money to keep offering this high rate and about the safety of mixing banking with social media.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has even asked questions about these concerns.

Key facts

Company
X (formerly Twitter)
Founder
Elon Musk
Service
X Money
Bank Partner
Cross River Bank
Insurance
FDIC-insured up to $250,000
Interest Rate
Up to 6% annual percentage yield
Competitors
PayPal's Venmo, Block's Cash App, SoFi
Regulatory Concern
Senator Elizabeth Warren's inquiry

Quotes

Senator Elizabeth Warren

U.S. Senator, top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee

“"generate revenue sufficient to pay that yield."”
NDTV

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