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Frequently asked questions about wider.dot
For BNPL checkout, how should a regulated fintech think about .PAY and financial licensing?
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.
What SPF and DKIM records should I add for wider.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 wider.dot. Together with a DMARC policy, these reduce the chance that mail from wider.dot lands in spam. Each provider supplies the exact values to paste into DNS.
How does the first-day .PAY pre-order attempt work for a retail brand?
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.
Why is .PAY launching in phases at all for wider.dot?
New gTLDs like .PAY launch in phases to protect trademark owners first (sunrise) before opening names like wider.dot to the general public (general availability). This staged rollout is an ICANN-standard process. Learn how to position for wider.dot at https://domain.pay/register.
For online checkout, can a licensee or assignee use a trademark for a .PAY registration?
Trademark owners can register matching .PAY names during the priority/Sunrise path if they meet TMCH/SMD and identical-match rules. Start at domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register. If you are not a trademark holder, use the pre-order path for broader access instead.
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.