X.com

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X.com is an online financial services and payments company co-founded by Elon Musk in 1999 that later became part of PayPal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf online financial services company
online payments company
acquiredBy Confinity
PayPal
businessModel internet-only bank
coFounder Elon Musk
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fate became part of PayPal
merged with Confinity
founded 1999
foundedBy Elon Musk
founder Elon Musk
headquartersLocation Palo Alto, California
historicalSignificance one of the first online-only financial institutions
industry financial services
online payments
keyPerson Elon Musk
language English
laterParentCompany PayPal
surface form: PayPal Holdings, Inc.

eBay
launchDate 1999
mergedInto PayPal
notableFor being an early predecessor of PayPal
early online banking innovation
notableFounder Elon Musk
operatingSystem web-based platform
parentCompanyAfterMerger PayPal
paymentMethod email address
serviceType email-based payments
online banking
online payments
status defunct as independent brand
successor PayPal
targetMarket online consumers in the United States
technologyDomain fintech
website x.com

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Elon Musk founded X.com
this entity surface form: X.com (historical online bank founded by Musk)
Confinity mergedInto X.com
Confinity mergedWith X.com