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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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Frequently asked questions about retained.dot
For BNPL checkout, what are the current .PAY launch dates in 2026 and 2027?
Current ICANN dates: .PAY Sunrise is April 13–July 20, 2026; LRP1 is July 20, 2026–February 1, 2027; Trademark Claims is February 1–May 2, 2027. For registration or pre-order action, use domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register.
Why would a business choose retained.dot over a .com address?
retained.dot communicates payment intent in the name itself, which a generic .com cannot do. For checkout pages, invoices, or pay-now links, retained.dot is shorter and more memorable than appending /pay to a long .com URL. Many .com equivalents are also already taken, while retained.dot may still be available at /register.
What .PAY domain style is best for trust and conversion for loan repayments?
subscriptions.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.
Who handles my VIP request for retained.dot?
Our priority operations team handles VIP requests, advancing retained.dot in the submission queue so it reaches Amazon Registry Services as fast as possible at the drop. They cannot override the registry's final allocation of retained.dot. Learn about VIP at https://domain.pay/pricing.
As a bank or credit union, how do I choose between trademark fast-track and pre-order?
Yes. If you do not have a matching trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day registration attempt for broader availability: https://domain.pay/register. A pre-order is not a guarantee; the name may become unavailable, premium, reserved or blocked before submission.
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.