Only if the process to get the "Verified" status changes.

Like when you pay $xx to renew a lost passport, it doesn't mean anyone with $xx can get a passport from your embassy

Doesn't that depend on how payment happens? If it can be used to verify the paying party. It should be also a positive way to do things.

If the change is to increase revenue in any meaningful way, yes I think that will be the outcome. I highly doubt the "sanctity" of the blue check is worth turning down hundreds of millions of dollars in monthly revenue to anyone involved at Twitter. The idea of a verified account is already bastardized into becoming a status symbol rather than an ID verification.

I imagine you'd have to meet the existing criteria in order to receive this option to pay. That being said, when the business's income begins to depend on this, the criteria are at risk of "softening". One could imagine a public "talk page" for Twitter accounts where the notability is discussed.

This seems like a likely outcome imo