The San Jose Mercury News holds a Q&A with PayPal CEO Rajiv Dutta - discussing "the potential he continues to see for PayPal's service and the challenge posed by competitors."

Joe Garofoil writes a movie review for the San Francisco Chronicle of Maxed Out - a documentary opening the week about consumer debt in America. "It's a cautionary tale seldom told on film, and one sure to resonate with Bay Area residents whose grip on living in the region is bound by easy credit."

William Atkinson writes for Multichannel Merchant about alternate payment systems - such as "electronic check processing, debit cards, third-party deferred billing options (such as Bill Me Later), wire services (such as Western Union's Speedpay), installment plans, and stored-payment options (such as PayPal and the relatively new Google Checkout)."