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'''.bank''' is one of the proposed new generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]s) intended for the use of companies engaged in providing financial services worldwide. The [[Domain Security Company]] formerly Asif LLC, a start-up company based in Wisconsin; <ref>[http://www.domainsecurity.co/home.aspx Domain Seurity Website]</ref> and the joint project between American Bankers Association ([[ABA]]) & [[BITS]], technology policy arm of the Financial Services Roundtable, are among the organizations competing to get the approval of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] to operate the proposed [[TLD]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tiny-start-up-secures-bank-gtld-trademark/ Tiny start-up secures .bank gTLD trademark]</ref> | '''.bank''' is one of the proposed new generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]s) intended for the use of companies engaged in providing financial services worldwide. The [[Domain Security Company]] formerly Asif LLC, a start-up company based in Wisconsin;<ref>[http://www.domainsecurity.co/home.aspx Domain Seurity Website]</ref> and the joint project between American Bankers Association ([[ABA]]) & [[BITS]], technology policy arm of the Financial Services Roundtable, are among the organizations competing to get the approval of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] to operate the proposed [[TLD]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tiny-start-up-secures-bank-gtld-trademark/ Tiny start-up secures .bank gTLD trademark]</ref> | ||
==Domain Security Company Initiative== | ==Domain Security Company Initiative== | ||
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The 2011 Proposed Security, Stability and Resiliency Requirements for Financial TLDs submitted by BITS to ICANN is available [http://www.bits.org/publications/doc/SSWGOutreachICANN122111.pdf '''here'''] | The 2011 Proposed Security, Stability and Resiliency Requirements for Financial TLDs submitted by BITS to ICANN is available [http://www.bits.org/publications/doc/SSWGOutreachICANN122111.pdf '''here'''] | ||
BITS & ABA have chosen [[Verisign]] to provide registry services for .bank, should they be approved to run it following the application process. | |||
==Different Reactions== | ==Different Reactions== | ||