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44. Musk's attack on the CFPB came as he cut a deal with Visa to go into a payment business

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Mon Feb 10, 2025, 05:52 PM

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Musk's X Now Involved in Visa Deal [View all] Nanjeanne Feb 2025 OP

It's getting late... 2naSalit Feb 2025 #1

...and it's gone. TheBlackAdder Feb 2025 #56

Perhaps a better solution would be not to use twitter. JohnSJ Feb 2025 #2

It is a deal that would allow people to use X as a peer to peer financial transaction portal Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #6

"And Musk would get richer" PatSeg Feb 2025 #27

For too many people, wealth is a carcinogen misanthrope Feb 2025 #38

An apt analogy PatSeg Feb 2025 #47

DU could help with a simple edit to a line of code JoseBalow Feb 2025 #20

X Money is what you'll get. C_U_L8R Feb 2025 #3

+1 dalton99a Feb 2025 #8

They're working on that. Kid Berwyn Feb 2025 #18

You know, he sort of teased the Doge community intrepidity Feb 2025 #39

Master Card looking better today with this news... Maybe American Express or Discover (does it still exist?) hlthe2b Feb 2025 #4

Funny you mention Discover. Abolishinist Feb 2025 #53

This is total bullshit! StarryNite Feb 2025 #5

no wonder wanted to get rid of CFPB - the VISA deal and TMOBILE deal leftgirl Feb 2025 #7

Exactly. Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #9

Stay away from any of his businesses dalton99a Feb 2025 #10

Yes but many people use Visa cards. They don't have to use X and Visa to transfer money but Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #11

Many banks and CUs use Visa for their debit cards. haele Feb 2025 #46

I know. Mine does. I called them and left a message that I was disappointed and wanted to speak with someone Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #48

So Billionair Musk sets up his copy of the U.S. Treasury payment system James48 Feb 2025 #12

I've been trying to warn people... littlemissmartypants Feb 2025 #13

So how much will muskrat defraud the marks? sakabatou Feb 2025 #14

Well.... Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #16

'Buyer Beware' applies here. Joinfortmill Feb 2025 #15

Costco may want to rethink only accepting VISA credit cards dlk Feb 2025 #17

I know. We used to have a Costco Amex and then they went Visa. I'm going to find an email Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #19

My first thoughts too. Bo Zarts Feb 2025 #21

Yes, hoping they will do that mountain grammy Feb 2025 #24

Good luck with this! What he is creating is no different than any other wallet out there except his is of evil origins.. Native Feb 2025 #22

I prefer to at least express my disgust for Visa's participation in a deal with a Fascist maniac. Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #23

Totally agree. Native Feb 2025 #31

Sounds like Google wallet Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2025 #25

Glad my credit card company thru my credit union is Mastercard........... turbinetree Feb 2025 #26

Paypal Old Okie Feb 2025 #28

It's a freaking cesspool in the U.S. these days. Everything we touch is defiled in one way or another. Native Feb 2025 #33

Visa agreeing to it is new but the rest is not jgmiller Feb 2025 #29

Cancelling a credit card canhave negative consequences. thesquanderer Feb 2025 #30

Our cards are with our savings bank which only offers Visa and American Express. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #35

What, don't have much, but I'm not letting him Butterflylady Feb 2025 #32

He is already filthy rich, why can't he stay the fuck out of government and stick to doing business deals? Dem4life1234 Feb 2025 #34

We would need to change banks to change cards. Visa and Amex are the only ones offered. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #36

You can still express outrage to Visa as a card holder. Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #37

Bet he also wants to use his system for Treasury payments intrepidity Feb 2025 #40

"We shop with money stolen from the US Treasury, using our new Visa-X card" struggle4progress Feb 2025 #41

Read that, too. But what I read (yesterday) is that it pertains to VISA debit cards. It's a play allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #42

Yes it says in the article - it's peer to peer. My feeling is Visa should not be doing business with Musk, a Nazi and Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #43

I don't do those apps for various reasons, heck I don't even own a debit or ATM card! LeftInTX Feb 2025 #45

Musk's attack on the CFPB came as he cut a deal with Visa to go into a payment business LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #44

My bet is that he made a deal with Visa with promise to get rid of the CFPB ... kentuck Feb 2025 #49

Musk entered the WH & immediately started slashing staff in fed. agencies investigating his own conduct LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #50

If you leave X Progressive dog Feb 2025 #51

You are missing the point. I'm not on X. It's about using his influence to close an agency that Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #52

Not missing the point Progressive dog Feb 2025 #54

I like expressing my disgust with my bank and Visa for doing business with the Nazi. I can Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #55

This is what VISA is Progressive dog Feb 2025 #57

I know how it works. Thanks. Visa is my debit card through my bank. They could have a MC debit card. So Nanjeanne Feb 2025 #58