PayPal seeks to expand influence

I think if PayPal were going to be a bigger player, it would have happened by now. Enough people are familiar with eBay, and by extension PayPal, that it seems they would have found other uses for their PayPal account by now.

Banks try to transfer the blame

Interesting article about Reg D. I didn't realize how flexible the regulation is and how we don't necessarily have to limit savings accounts to 6 electronic transfers a month. We can make the transfer, notify the member of the regulation, and then, if they go over the limit again, move funds into a share draft account or do something else to make sure the account doesn't become a transactional account.

Phishers Using New Methods To Steal User Information

As education starts to work, and users are going for the bait less, phishers change tactics and take some of the social engineering out of their scams.