🤯 MrBeast Just Filed to Launch His Own Bank, No Joke

Hey Digital Banking Fanatic!

MrBeast just filed a trademark to launch his own bank. Yep, MrBeast Financial might soon be a real thing.

Kudos to Nik Milanovic for catching this one 👌

The filing was made on an intent-to-use basis, meaning this isn’t just a vanity play — there are genuine plans to bring it to life.

What’s wild is that Jimmy skipped the usual FinTech route of launching a co-branded neobank or card partnership. He’s going straight for the big leagues.

And honestly, the brand logic tracks:

• He’s already built an empire across YouTube, burgers, and chocolate.
• His audience trusts him.
• His whole thing is making good outcomes entertaining.

So what if banking became part of that story?

This could actually work. What do you think?

Cheers,

Marcel

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