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from $940 + $840/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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from $1,040 + $840/yr renewal

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 rivals.dot

Can .PAY be used for a branded checkout URL for point-of-sale payments?

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.

Are there any extra fees beyond the pre-order price for rivals.dot?

The standard pre-order for rivals.dot is listed at $100, and any additional charges for rivals.dot, such as trademark-priority or renewal terms, are shown separately before you confirm. Nothing is hidden once you reach checkout for rivals.dot. Review the full breakdown for rivals.dot at https://domain.pay/pricing.

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A marketplace can use .PAY for seller payouts, buyer checkout, escrow, billing or payment support flows. Generate and verify names through domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. Choose a label that customers will recognize as official and safe.

Is owning rivals.dot a recognized best practice for brand security?

Securing the exact-match name on a payment-purpose TLD, such as rivals.dot, aligns with widely recommended brand-security practices because it removes the most convincing impersonation vector for the rivals.dot name. It is a foundational step for NicNames. https://domain.pay/register

For BNPL checkout, how does the first-day .PAY pre-order attempt work?

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.