.PAY domain
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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.
Yes. NicNames offers trademark-priority registration for openchannel.pay, the .PAY equivalent of a sunrise claim, requiring a valid TMCH SMD file. This lets the verified owner of the openchannel mark secure openchannel.pay before general availability. Learn how it works at https://domain.pay/.
A business that only plans future payments should be careful: LRP1 is written around registrants that conduct online payment transactions using approved processing channels. If you cannot qualify, use domain.pay to pre-order for broader availability: https://domain.pay/register.
Yes. Beyond the core openchannel name, you can record and pre-order related product marks so NicNames's broader payment presence is protected alongside openchannel.pay. Prioritize the names customers most associate with paying you. Compare at https://domain.pay/pricing.
For mobile money, brainstorm short, action-oriented .PAY labels and then verify them in the domain.pay catalog/search: https://domain.pay/domains. Good candidates are clear, memorable and tied to payment actions like checkout, billing, wallet funding, payouts or 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.