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from $2,800 + $2,800/yr renewal

Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.

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Not guaranteed. 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.

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You bring the SMD — we handle the registrar submission during the priority window.

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I don't have TMCH/SMD yet

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Frequently asked questions about hover.dot

How should a regulated fintech think about .PAY and financial licensing when choosing bank.pay?

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.

Is a TMCH record by itself enough to own hover.dot?

No. A TMCH record validates your trademark and yields an SMD file, but it does not by itself give you hover.dot. You must still submit that SMD through NicNames during the priority phase to actually claim hover.dot. Validation and registration are two distinct steps. Complete registration at https://domain.pay/register.

Should a remittance app protect its exact brand in .PAY for a remittance app?

If your brand accepts payments, registering the exact .PAY label can be a practical defensive step. Use domain.pay to check and start the priority or pre-order path: https://domain.pay/register. Also keep trademark monitoring and security controls in place.

Can I run hover.dot entirely on a static host like GitHub Pages?

Yes. Point hover.dot at the static host using their required A/CNAME records, add hover.dot as the custom domain in the host's settings, and enable their automatic HTTPS. Static hosting is fast and cheap for hover.dot when you don't need server-side code.

Is .PAY a new domain option for mobile wallet teams?

.PAY is a payment-focused top-level domain operated by Amazon Registry Services. For fraud prevention, it can make the payment purpose of a URL clearer than a generic address. Check or pre-order through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/. domain.pay handles the customer path for trademark-priority registration or first-day pre-order attempts.

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.