Re: [Closed] Re: Proposed changes to Card Network Identifier registry

Thanks for this, Ian
Nick

On Mon, 1 Mar 2021, 4:54 pm Ian Jacobs, <ij@w3.org> wrote:

> Dear Web Payments Working Group,
>
> I have implemented the changes below to the Card Network Identifiers
> document:
>  https://www.w3.org/Payments/card-network-ids
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> Ian
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> > On Feb 18, 2021, at 9:03 AM, Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Web Payments Working Group participants,
> >
> > As a result of some general review of W3C registry practices, one of our
> W3C colleagues reviewed
> > our Card Network Identifier registry:
> > https://www.w3.org/Payments/card-network-ids
> >
> > As a result of that review I have already made one change: I added
> corporate names next to the identifier strings.
> >
> > I also propose to include the following text to help readers understand
> that the mapping of identifiers to BIN ranges is
> > not maintained by W3C, and we are relying on industry stakeholders to
> manage the mapping. Here is the proposed text:
> >
> > ====
> > <p>Each identifier is meant to correspond to a “<a href="
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number”>BIN range</a>.” The
> assignment of these ranges is managed outside of W3C. W3C provides this
> registry of identifiers as a convenience and relies on industry practices
> to correctly map these identifiers to BIN ranges.</p>
> > ====
> >
> > I also propose to delete the section on "Information Useful to
> Implementers.” That information was primarily for people building payment
> apps that support Basic Card, but we have not in practice received any
> information and I believe that app providers can find the information they
> need through other means.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Ian
> >
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> > Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
> > https://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
> > Tel: +1 718 260 9447
> >
> >
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> >
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> Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
> https://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
> Tel: +1 718 260 9447
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