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Seven months ago, current Twitter owner Elon Musk said, prior to acquiring the social media giant, he would integrate cryptocurrency payments. According to sources, a team is working on the infrastructure for a payment platform, and Twitter is proceeding with regulatory approvals and registrations.<h2 id="header-0">Elon Musk’s Plan for Twitter Payment System Advances, Adding Cryptocurrency Later</h2><a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/elon-musk-reaffirms-offer-to-eat-happy-meal-on-tv-if-mcdonalds-accepts-dogecoin/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Elon Musk</a> appears to be proceeding with plans to integrate a payment system into Twitter. According to <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9d84d534-b2dd-4cff-85d1-aee137b26a45" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">sources cited</a> by the Financial Times (FT), Elon’s lieutenant, <a href="https://twitter.com/esthercrawford" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Esther Crawford</a>, is working on logistics and has formed a small team. Musk has previously stated his intention to create a payment system, and in mid-June 2022, the current Twitter owner <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/elon-musk-hints-twitter-will-integrate-crypto-payments-if-his-takeover-bid-is-successful/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">mentioned</a> the integration of cryptocurrencies.“I think it would make sense to integrate payments into Twitter so that it’s easy to send money back and forth, and fiat currency as well as crypto — essentially, whatever somebody would find useful,” Musk detailed during the first all-hands meeting with Twitter’s staff.Sources quoted by the FT on Jan. 30, 2023, say Twitter is also seeking regulatory registrations and state licenses. Those familiar with the subject said Twitter has started applying for financial licenses in several states. The FT publication also reports that Musk appointed Crawford to the position of CEO of Twitter Payments. According to the FT sources, the payment system will initially handle fiat currencies, with plans to add cryptocurrencies later.Before Musk took over Twitter, former CEO Jack Dorsey <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/twitter-bitcoin-tipping-nft-authentication/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">introduced</a> a beta crypto tipping service and NFT features in 2021. In April 2022, Twitter worked with payments giant Stripe on <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/payments-giant-stripe-rolls-out-pilot-to-test-crypto-payouts-with-twitter/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">piloting crypto payments</a>. In November 2022, Bitcoin.com News <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/twitter-files-for-payment-business-elon-musk-says-platform-could-offer-debit-cards-money-market-accounts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported</a> that Twitter registered with the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to legally process funds. During a Twitter Spaces audio podcast, Musk said he could see Twitter offering money market accounts and debit cards.However, senior equity analyst and payments expert <a href="https://twitter.com/CNBCTechCheck/status/1612869699682897933?s&#61;20&amp;t&#61;QqgnYhOoT6-apPXFXRgLlQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lisa Ellis</a> from Moffettnathanson LLC told the FT that firms face many regulatory hurdles when becoming a payment company, causing many to quit after initial attempts. “Many [tech companies] experiment and then give up,” Ellis said. “They find the long-term investment and risk, with potential fines for issues and the need for constantly licensed compliance infrastructure, to be a burden.”TAGS IN THIS STORY<a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/beta-crypto-tipping/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">beta crypto tipping</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/ceo/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ceo</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/compliance-infrastructure/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">compliance infrastructure</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/cryptocurrency/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cryptocurrency</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/elon-musk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Elon Musk</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/esther-crawford/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Esther Crawford</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/fiat-currency/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fiat currency</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/fincen/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">fincen</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/jack-dorsey/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Jack Dorsey</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/legal-processing/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">legal processing</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/moffettnathanson/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Moffettnathanson</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/money-market-accounts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Money Market Accounts</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/payment-system/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">payment system</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/payments-expert/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">payments expert</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/payments-social-media/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">payments social media</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/piloting-crypto-payments/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">piloting crypto payments</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/potential-fines/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">potential fines</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/registrations/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">registrations</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/regulatory-approvals/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">regulatory approvals</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/regulatory-hurdles/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">regulatory hurdles</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/risk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">risk</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/senior-equity-analyst/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">senior equity analyst</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/sources/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">sources</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/staff/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">staff</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/state-regulations/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">state regulations</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/state-regulators/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">state regulators</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/team/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">team</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/twitter/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/twitter-crypto/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">twitter crypto</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/twitter-crypto-payments/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter crypto payments</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/twitter-fiat-payments/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter fiat payments</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/twitter-payments/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter payments</a>, <a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/tag/us-financial-crimes-enforcement-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network</a>What do you think of Elon Musk’s vision to integrate payments into Twitter? Do you think it will be successful or face challenges like other tech companies? Share your thoughts about this subject in the comments section below.

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