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@@ -185,9 +185,10 @@ <h2>
         <li>The payer: the party that makes a purchase at that online store,
         and who authenticates and authorizes payment as required.
         </li>
-        <li>The <dfn>payment method</dfn> provider: the party that provides the
-        means (e.g., credit card) that the payer uses to pay, and that is
-        accepted by the payee.
+        <li>The <dfn>payment method</dfn>: the means that the payer uses to pay
+        the payee (e.g., a basic card payment). The <dfn>payment method
+        provider</dfn> establishes the ecosystem to support that payment
+        method.
         </li>
       </ul>
       <p>
@@ -240,18 +241,18 @@ <h2>
           Goals and scope
         </h2>
         <ul>
-          <li>Allow the user agent to act as intermediary between merchants,
-          users, and <a>payment method</a> providers.
+          <li>Allow the user agent to act as intermediary between a merchant,
+          user, and <a>payment method provider</a>.
           </li>
           <li>Enable user agents to streamline the user's payment experience by
           taking into account user preferences, merchant information, security
           considerations, and other factors.
           </li>
           <li>Standardize (to the extent that it makes sense) the communication
-          flow between a merchant, user agent, and <a>payment method</a>
-          provider.
+          flow between a merchant, user agent, and <a>payment method
+          provider</a>.
           </li>
-          <li>Enable <a>payment method</a> providers to bring more secure
+          <li>Enable a <a>payment method provider</a> to bring more secure
           payment transactions to the web.
           </li>
         </ul>