Kentucky · Metro area

Merchant services in Louisville
with pricing you can read

Card processing and POS for Louisville restaurants, bourbon bars, shops, and service businesses, from NuLu to St. Matthews. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.

  • No contracts, month-to-month
  • Fast approvals
  • Next-day funding
  • Free equipment if you qualify

New business? No statements needed. Fill in the form and we'll set you up from scratch.

Prefer to talk? Call 949-946-2442 or text us

Free rate analysis for Louisville businesses

Tell us a little about your business and we'll follow up. No statements needed to start.

  1. Send your statement or a few details.New business? No statement needed.
  2. We review it line by line and show you what you're actually paying.
  3. You get a clear proposal. No obligation, no pressure.

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Where we work

Merchant services in Downtown, NuLu, The Highlands, and nearby.

ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Louisville businesses by phone, text, and email.

Cities and neighborhoods we serve

DowntownNuLuThe HighlandsGermantownButchertownOld LouisvilleCrescent HillSt. MatthewsMiddletownJeffersontownNew Albany, INJeffersonville, IN
Local business snapshot

What drives business in Louisville.

Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby and a long restaurant row.

Sources: Wikipedia, Kentucky Derby · Wikipedia, Bardstown Road · Wikipedia, Kentucky Bourbon Trail

By business type

What we set up for Louisville businesses.

Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.

Around the area

Louisville, area by area.

Downtown and NuLu

Restaurants, bourbon bars, distilleries, and boutiques.

The Highlands and Crescent Hill

Restaurants, bars, and shops along Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue.

East End suburbs

St. Matthews, Middletown, and Jeffersontown have restaurants, clinics, and salons.

Southern Indiana

New Albany and Jeffersonville have restaurants, breweries, and shops.

Every account

What every account gets.

Month-to-month with no cancellation fee, next-day funding, free equipment if you qualify, and processor and POS support 24/7, except most federal holidays. Day-to-day questions come straight to us at 949-946-2442, Mon–Fri 7am–7pm Pacific. See pricing →

Free rate analysis for Louisville businesses →

Example setups

How Louisville businesses set it up.

A bourbon bar in NuLu

Visitors tasting flights and locals running tabs.

Setup: MicroSale with pre-authorized bar tabs.

A restaurant on Bardstown Road

Steady weeknight dinners and full tables on Friday and Saturday.

Setup: Aloha handles coursing and split checks, and servers close each table on a Clover Flex handheld.

A liquor store in St. Matthews

Thousands of bottles and age checks at the register.

Setup: KORONA POS with age checks and inventory.

A roofing company in Jeffersontown

Storm jobs and a deposit on every contract.

Setup: Payments that work alongside JobNimbus, with deposits collected by payment link.

These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.

Local spotlight

Local favorites across Louisville.

Bourbon bars, Bardstown Road restaurants, and Derby vendors keep Louisville busy. Here's how we set them up.

Bourbon bars

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail has drawn visitors to Kentucky distilleries since 1999.

Setup: Tabs at the bar and payment taken at the table.

Bardstown Road restaurants

Bardstown Road is called Louisville's original Restaurant Row.

Setup: Split checks and online ordering for takeout.

Race-season vendors

The Kentucky Derby Festival kicks off two weeks before the race with Thunder Over Louisville.

Setup: Handhelds and Tap to Pay on iPhone for the biggest weekend of the year.

Sources: Wikipedia, Kentucky Bourbon Trail · Wikipedia, Bardstown Road · Wikipedia, Kentucky Derby

Common questions

Straight answers.

Do you have an office in Louisville?

No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Louisville businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.

Do you work with businesses across Louisville?

Yes. From NuLu and the Highlands to St. Matthews, Middletown, and Southern Indiana, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.

Can a liquor store do age checks?

Yes. KORONA POS and Clover can prompt for age checks at checkout.

Can a restaurant add handhelds for race week?

Yes. The processing agreement is month-to-month.

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