In addition, Facebook has begun allowing for the sale of physical goods through the social networks virtual currency, which could make it a very big player in ecommerce.

Facebook has picked up one new hire in particular that could play a big role in the payments area. According to reports, the company has acquired Ivan Kirigin, cofounder and CTO of TipJoy, a social payments company, which last week announced its demise they also have former Director of Product Manager for Google Checkout, Prashant Fuloria.Between Kirigin and FriendFeed, thats under 15 new employees at Facebook. Where will the rest come from, and what will they do?