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YouTuber MrBeast’s — whose real name is James (Jimmy) Donaldson — company acquired the fintech app Step.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is scrutinizing influencer-led platforms exposing teenagers to financial products.

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US senator Elizabeth Warren is raising alarms about how teenagers are being exposed to financial products through influencer-led platforms after YouTuber MrBeast’s — whose real name is James (Jimmy) Donaldson — company acquired the fintech app Step. Step offers banking and money-management tools aimed at teens and young adults, including debit cards, credit-building features and financial education content, generally with parental controls. The concern raised by Warren is not only what products minors can access, but how a youth-focused platform markets higher-risk financial ideas to children who may not fully understand them.
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