fix(/): update wallets list and improve copy#523
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jeremiahlee
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Apr 14, 2025
jeremiahlee
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- replace outdated wallet links with get started call to action for consumers and creators
- correct name of WICG
- use active voice in description
- clarify use of Open Payments, not Interledger specifically
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Hi Jeremiah , thank you so much for taking the time to submit this PR. We're lucky to have you part of the community and team and we really appreciate your contributions. As you know, we're currently in the middle of a complete revamp of the website and it's very likely that the page you’ve updated will be significantly restructured. That said, your phrasing is thoughtful, and we’ll definitely incorporate them as we work on the new version. |
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Closing as above and Slack discussion. |
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| <p>Learn how Web Monetization helps you support websites, content owners, and publishers</p> |
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Is the proposed change here to remove the wallet section?
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Yes, for now. The current information is not accurate.
- Fynbos is not a wallet provider. It should be removed.
- Interledger Wallet is not yet available for public sign up.
- Chimoney is not yet available for public sign up.
- That would leave a Gatehub logo.
Until there are at least 2 peered wallet providers available for public use, Web Monetization's value proposition of being vendor-neutral is not fulfilled and we should not use be promoting a single vendor.
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There are wallets that support web monetization (web monetization enabled wallets) that is what that list is. It is a list a wallets with that capability. It is not about the peering between them , I want to be clear on this and we never misguided users on this either.
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Also could you please clarify what you mean by public use? I want to make sure we're on the same page :)
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The current text above this change says, "Why Now? Until recently, there hasn't been an open, neutral and cost-efficient protocol for transferring money. Interledger provides a simple, interoperable, and currency-agnostic method for the transfer of small amounts of money." (Emphasis mine.)
Without peering, a wallet provider's users are only able to send payments to other users within their service. There is no payment interoperability being demonstrated.
Regardless of my interoperability concern, a single vendor should not be promoted in a WICG-hosted project.
If you prefer to have a list of wallet providers on the page, I can add Chimoney and Interledger Wallet. I think they should be denoted as "coming soon" in some way because people cannot sign up for them yet.
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"for public use" meaning that anyone can sign up for an account with the wallet provider if they live in a country the wallet provider offers service. As opposed to Chimoney and Interledger Wallet, which are in private beta testing or not accepting new customers yet.
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People can sign up for accounts for the Interledger wallet, it is not private beta. People in South Africa already have accounts. As for Chimoney, as far as I know they are available at least in Canada. Happy to be corrected if this information is wrong.
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Timea confirmed Interledger Wallet is not yet open to new sign ups. An account can be created, but people will not be able to complete KYC, load funds, or make payments.
Uchi confirmed Web Monetization support is not yet available for Chimoney users. He's anticipating some time in June.
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Until the new site is ready, would you prefer to replace the incorrect wallet links with:
- nothing?
- the "get started" links for publishers and payers (currently in this PR and preview deployment) or some variation?
- correct wallet links (add Interledger Wallet and Chimoney, remove Fynbos, keep Gatehub) and some designation of launch status? Maybe changing the text "These providers offer ILP-enabled wallets that you can use to become Web Monetized:" to "Wallet providers implementing support for Web Monetization:"?
I am hoping for a better option than leaving incorrect information as-is or only showing a single vendor.
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@RabebOthmani Any more thoughts on the points above? I am actively introducing publishers and publishing platforms to our work this week and would like these minor corrections deployed to make a better first impression.
I flipped the get started links to have the publisher first and the consumer second. Preview deploy
This reverts commit 425ae3e.
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As discussed during the 2025-06-05 Web Monetization working group call, this pull request now only adds Interledger Wallet and Chimoney as wallets that are coming soon, corrects the name of WICG, and corrects terminology of Open Payments. This is an short-term fix until the new website is ready for release. @RabebOthmani Please review the changes and approve this pull request if acceptable. Ideally, this change is merged and deployed today. |
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Looks good :) |
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