Re: [w3c/webpayments-method-identifiers] Why URLs? (#9)

The intention is to use URIs (not URLs) but this of course means URLs are also allowed.

The group will use URNs for identifiers of payment methods that are specified by the WG as these are "generic" and there may be multiple payment apps that could implement these methods.

However we want to leave the door open for other to develop their own payment methods that are not generic and may be specific to a single payment app. In this case the publishers may wish to use URL identifier that points to a resource like their homepage, the registration page for the app or a manifest for the app.

We haven't explicitly defined what this URL should point to (if it's a URL) until we get some indication from the market of what it may be used for.

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