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Overview
.barclays is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program. It is intended as an authoritative, cohesive online namespace for the Barclays brand and its services. The TLD is managed by Barclays Bank PLC; ARI Registry Services is listed as the registry service provider.
History
- Applied for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program; application revealed on 13 June 2012.
- The applied-for string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 24 March 2015.
- Classified as a brand gTLD and delegated for use by Barclays Bank PLC.
Usage and Audience
- Primary registrant and user: Barclays Bank PLC and its affiliates.
- Intended uses include domain registrations supporting Barclays products, services, and corporate communications.
- Aims to provide customers and stakeholders with a trusted, easily identifiable online channel for Barclays-related content and services.
Registration Rules
- Domain names in .barclays are intended for exclusive registration and maintenance by Barclays Bank PLC.
- Names will not be made commercially available for general third-party registration.
- Barclays stated it will not sell, distribute, transfer control of, or permit use of registrations to third parties that are not affiliates.
- The applicant planned to request an exemption from clause 1b of the Registry Operator Code of Conduct (Specification 9) pursuant to clause 6 to enable Barclays to register names in its own right.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The .barclays gTLD is positioned as an authoritative and trust-enhancing namespace for Barclays, intended to:
- Improve clarity and trust for customers interacting with Barclays services online.
- Reduce trademark infringement and abusive registrations by consolidating Barclays domains under a single controlled space.
- Support brand-building, innovation, and a cohesive online presence for Barclays' products and services.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: BARCLAYS organisation: Barclays Bank PLC address: 1 Churchill Place address: London E14 5HP address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) contact: administrative name: IP LEGAL organisation: Barclays Bank PLC address: 1 Churchill Place address: London E14 5HP address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) phone: +44 2070159370 fax-no: +44 1452638454 e-mail: ngtld-barclays@cscglobal.com contact: technical name: Howard Eland, Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group organisation: Identity Digital Inc. address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 425 298 2200 fax-no: +1 425 671 0020 e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital nserver: A0.NIC.BARCLAYS 2a01:8840:76:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.120.1 nserver: A2.NIC.BARCLAYS 2a01:8840:79:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.123.1 nserver: B0.NIC.BARCLAYS 2a01:8840:77:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.121.1 nserver: C0.NIC.BARCLAYS 2a01:8840:78:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.122.1 ds-rdata: 52234 8 2 616f95c6929bd5fbf6a06a38445f48ca787b2c32ca5ed7220065df54e71e9ef8 whois: whois.nic.barclays status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.barclays.com/ created: 2015-01-08 changed: 2025-04-15 source: IANA