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Subject: 
X "eXits" banking biz
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lugnet.market.services
Date: 
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 11:35:20 GMT
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X.com is quitting... I got this in my mail today:

Dear X.com account holder,

As part of X.com's continuing product shift to focus exclusively on our
industry-leading online payment service, PayPal, we are ceasing operation
of the X Finance business.... <snip>

the letter goes on to give details of the unwind and encourages people to
join PayPal.

IIRC X acquired PayPal so this is a twist!

++Lar



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  Re: X "eXits" banking biz
 
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G3r9Iw.AAv@lugnet.com... (...) My take on this is that nobody utilized the checking/debit card feature of the X.com accounts. PayPal achieved critical mass before X.com in the e-mail (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.services)
  Re: X "eXits" banking biz
 
(...) I wonder if part of why they closed X is that droves of people left when they started charging for small accounts? (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.services)

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