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Elon Musk's X adds banking in 'everything app' push

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Elon Musk's X adds banking in 'everything app' push
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Amid lawsuit over AI child abuse material, xAI sues one Grok userThe launch positions X to compete with established payment apps such as PayPal's Venmo, Block's Cash App and SoFi, drawing on the app's user base of millions.Ahead of its launch, the service drew scrutiny in Washington.In an April 14 letter, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, pressed Musk on how X Money would "generate revenue sufficient to pay that yield."She also cited past FDIC enforcement actions against Cross River over lending practices.

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Elon Musk's social media app X on Monday began offering its X Money banking service to all U.S. subscribers of its paid Premium and Premium+ tiers, part of the multi-billionaire's ambition to turn the site into an "everything app."The rollout widens access to a product that had been available since late June as a test to a limited group of top-tier subscribers.X Money lets users hold deposits, send peer-to-peer payments, pay bills, transfer money by wire, and mail checks without leaving the X app.

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