UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences

What UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences does

UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences is the legal entity behind Nameshift.com, a Netherlands-registered private company (KvK: 88910652, BTW: NL864820458B01) headquartered at Steenplaetsstraat 6, 2288AA Rijswijk. It operates a single-product, web-based escrow platform that intermediates domain name transfers between sellers and buyers. The platform's core mechanism is a payment-holding escrow: buyer funds are retained until domain transfer is confirmed, with a full refund issued if the transfer cannot be completed, and the stated average transfer turnover is 24 hours. The product is delivered through a self-serve website with localized language versions covering 15+ countries across Europe, North America, China, and Turkey, alongside region-specific payment integrations including VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, UnionPay, JCB, iDEAL, Bancontact, EPS, and bank transfer.

The business model is a commission-based, take-rate structure in which domain sellers pay the platform a commission on each completed transaction while buyers face no service fees and pay only the domain purchase price. The platform's free-for-buyer pricing, full-refund guarantee, and 24-hour average turnover are positioned as primary differentiators against alternative domain transfer and escrow services. GTM motion is direct-to-consumer / product-led: buyers discover the site via localized content and complete purchases without a sales layer. The customer base is described as a horizontal segment of individual domain buyers and SMBs; no named enterprise customers, channel partnerships, or seller-side disclosures are recorded. The company does not disclose headcount, revenue, funding, or management team composition in the available data, and the entity name does not reflect the Nameshift.com operating brand.

Name

UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences

Legal name

Nameshift.com

Website

https://ukicis.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Nameshift.com, a Netherlands-registered entity of UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences, runs a self-serve web-based domain name escrow platform where buyers can purchase domains with payment held until transfer is confirmed; the service is free for buyers and earns commission from sellers across 17+ language markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domain Transfer / Escrow Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJAOAD

Escrow Services

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Transaction Services (Escrow, Title & Closing Coordination)

SECONDARYFSAFAHAJ

Transfer Agency & Shareholder Recordkeeping (Custody-Linked)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Exchanges & Market Infrastructure/Custody & Safekeeping Services (Global/Local Custodians)

Keywords

• Domain escrow service
• Domain name transfer
• Secure domain purchase
• Domain marketplace intermediary
• Buyer protection escrow

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Commission from Sellers: Nameshift charges commission to domain sellers for facilitating transactions. Buyers pay no fees - only the domain purchase price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nameshift.com operates an escrow-based domain name transfer service. The platform acts as a neutral intermediary that holds the buyer's payment until the domain is successfully transferred, releasing funds to the seller only upon confirmation. If the transfer cannot be completed, the buyer receives a full refund. The service is offered free of charge to buyers, with sellers paying the commission.

Product overview

UK-Indonesia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Sciences operates a single unified product offering through nameshift.com - a domain name escrow and transfer service. The platform facilitates safe domain name purchases by acting as an intermediary, holding buyer payment until domain transfer is confirmed and providing full refunds if transfers cannot be completed. The core service includes free domain transfer assistance, buyer support, and VAT invoice generation. The platform supports purchases in multiple languages and currencies across international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domain Name Escrow Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Park.io: Domain marketplace and registrar with integrated purchase/transfer services. Comparable as a regional player offering a similar self-serve flow, with a more concentrated geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Escrow.com: The leading general-purpose online escrow service. Directly comparable to Nameshift as both act as neutral intermediaries holding buyer funds until transaction conditions are met, with domain name purchases being a major Escrow.com use case.
• Atom.com: Domain-name marketplace with a self-serve purchase flow and integrated payment/transfer handling. Comparable as a direct peer in the buyer-pays-list-price, seller-commission model for premium domains.
• Dan.com: A GoDaddy-owned domain-name marketplace with integrated escrow and payment plans. Direct peer because both offer buyer-protected domain transfers with seller-paid commissions in a self-serve web model.
• Undeveloped: Domain marketplace offering direct purchase and negotiation with buyer-protection features. Comparable as a direct peer in the SMB/individual buyer segment of premium domain transfers.
• Squadhelp: Domain marketplace with a 'Buy It Now' self-serve flow and managed transfer/escrow service. Comparable as a direct peer in the premium-domain buyer-protection segment.
• BrandBucket: Curated marketplace for brandable domains with managed transfer support. Comparable as a direct peer in the self-serve domain purchase flow with seller-side commission economics.

Broad incumbents

• Sedo: One of the largest global domain marketplaces, offering brokerage, auction, and transfer services. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping buyer-protection / escrow functionality for domain transfers.
• Afternic (GoDaddy): A major domain name aftermarket operated by GoDaddy. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering domain listing, transfer, and buyer-protection services at significantly larger scale.
• Escrow.com (domain vertical): Established escrow service used widely for domain transactions; comparable as a broad incumbent with general-purpose escrow infrastructure backing many domain transfers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ukicis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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