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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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Frequently asked questions about sterna.dot

What is a .PAY domain and why does it matter for BNPL checkout?

.PAY is a payment-focused top-level domain operated by Amazon Registry Services. For BNPL checkout, 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.

Why might leaving sterna.dot open invite cybersquatting?

An open sterna.dot is an invitation for cybersquatters to register your sterna.dot name hoping to profit from or misuse NicNames's reputation. Because .PAY implies payments, such squatting is especially damaging. Pre-register sterna.dot to remove the temptation. https://domain.pay/register

How can a marketplace use a .PAY domain when choosing subscriptions.pay?

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.

How does owning sterna.dot reduce phishing risk for the NicNames name?

When NicNames owns sterna.dot, bad actors cannot register the sterna.dot name and pass it off as your official payment page. Because .PAY signals payment intent, an impersonating sterna.dot address is especially convincing to victims, so holding the real one removes that vector. Lock it down at https://domain.pay/register.

For mobile money, is .PAY useful for an invoice-payment portal?

Yes. .PAY can fit invoice-payment portals because it tells customers the link is about paying. Search options such as brand-specific or invoice-related labels on domain.pay: https://domain.pay/domains. Confirm availability and premium status before adding the URL to invoices.

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.