X (formerly Twitter) will offer financial and streaming services in 2025, the company’s CEO announced Wednesday. The move builds on the microblogging platform’s ambitions to become an “everything app” and compete against other platforms such as China’s WeChat, led by Elon Musk. The official also highlighted X’s efforts to allow users to become the media, revealing that its 2025 roadmap includes connecting them “in ways unimaginable.”

X Mini and XTV

X CEO Linda Yacarino announced the upcoming arrival of X Money and X TV in one. Post Sharing Happy New Year with users on microblogging platform. It will offer more functionality than just social media interactions. The platform will also improve Grok — X’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot in 2025.

It is in line with the vision of the company. shared In 2023, the CEO rebranded the platform from Twitter to X, a move that brought major changes to the company including the removal of the traditional verification system, the introduction of X Premium, and the iconic Larry the Bird logo. Involves changing. with an X symbol.

At the time, the platform was claimed to bring more functionality than just being a microblogging hub, offering audio, video, and services such as payments and banking. It was said to have ambitions to create a “global marketplace for ideas, goods, services and opportunities”.

According to Yacarino, X aims to reshape the international social sector by leveraging AI. X TV is supposed to be a streaming hub for live sports and other media. On the other hand, X Money may be introduced as a payment service although details about both platforms are yet to be revealed. Realizing Musk’s vision, it will become a multifaceted platform with the launch of several new services in 2025.