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Frequently asked questions about carve.dot

For point-of-sale payments, can .PAY be used for a branded checkout URL?

merchant.pay may be a useful .PAY direction if it matches your brand and payment journey, but availability is not guaranteed. Check and pre-order through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. Prefer simple labels that customers can remember and trust.

Is carve.dot only for businesses based in certain countries?

carve.dot is generally not limited to specific countries, since .PAY does not typically restrict by location of the registrant. Your local financial regulation may still govern how you operate payments. domain.pay can confirm current eligibility for your region at https://domain.pay/register.

For BNPL checkout, do I need an SMD file to register .PAY during the priority window?

An SMD file is the TMCH-issued credential used to prove a validated mark during Sunrise. For .PAY, bring your SMD or use domain.pay’s full fast-track if you need help obtaining one: https://domain.pay/register. The SMD must match the requested label.

What SPF and DKIM records should I add for carve.dot?

Add a single SPF TXT record authorizing your sending servers and a DKIM TXT record with the public key your provider gives you for carve.dot. Together with a DMARC policy, these reduce the chance that mail from carve.dot lands in spam. Each provider supplies the exact values to paste into DNS.

For crypto payments, do I need a financial license to register a .PAY domain during LRP1?

The .PAY LRP policy does not make owning a domain a financial license. LRP1 eligibility is tied to conducting online payment transactions through an approved Payment Service Provider or third-party payment processor and payment-related use. Use domain.pay for the domain path: https://domain.pay/register; ask counsel about licensing.

Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.