X.com (bank)

X.com
Company type	Private
Founded	March 1999; Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Founders	Elon Musk; Harris Fricker; Christopher Payne; Ed Ho;
Defunct	2000
Fate	Merged March 2000 with Confinity to form PayPal
Successor	PayPal
Website	www.x.com (defunct, archive)

X.com was an American online bank founded by Elon Musk, Harris Fricker, Christopher Payne, and Ed Ho in 1999 in Palo Alto, California. In 2000, it merged with competitor Confinity and in 2001, the merged company changed its name to PayPal.