PayPal launches new protection programs for eBay sellers and buyers in Spain.

Many online vendors who use PayPal, mistakenly assume they also have to use Quicken or Quickbooks for their bookkeeping. While PayPal has done a very nice job of integrating these two popular products into the transaction reporting of their site, I am not sure this is always the best option for every online seller. I am going to point out two other bookkeeping options that may be better suited to your business.

I assume you know what phishing is, but if you don't, it's basically trying to get sensitive - and particularly financial - information from people by impersonating a trusted entity in an electronic communication, typically an email. Paypal is getting ready to fight this.