Maine · Statewide
Card processing and POS for Maine restaurants, lobster shacks, shops, seasonal businesses, contractors, and service businesses, from Portland to Bar Harbor. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.
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
Tell us a little about your business and we'll follow up. No statements needed to start.
ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Maine businesses by phone, text, and email.
Maine has 160,215 small businesses, 99.2% of all businesses, and they employ 54.5% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 49,166 people.
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Construction is the most common type of small business here, with 24,122 firms.
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Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Maine Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Portland, South Portland, Biddeford, Saco, and Kennebunk have restaurants, breweries, shops, and beach businesses.
Brunswick, Camden, Rockland, and Boothbay Harbor have seafood restaurants, galleries, and harbor-town shops.
Bar Harbor and the Downeast towns have restaurants, tours, and shops serving park visitors.
Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, and the North Woods have restaurants, shops, outfitters, and businesses serving locals.
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 →
Huge summer lines and a short season.
Setup: Quantic with a kitchen display, plus a second terminal added for summer.
Bookings, deposits, and rentals from June to September.
Setup: Deposits by payment link, with SwipeSimple at the launch.
Dinner service and visitors year-round.
Setup: HotSauce POS firing courses to the kitchen on time, with handhelds for payment at the table.
Locals in winter and visitors in summer.
Setup: KORONA POS for inventory and quick checkout.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Lobster shacks, Portland restaurants, and Acadia outfitters keep Maine busy. Here's how we set them up.
Maine is the largest lobster producer in the U.S.
Setup: Fast counter lines and an extra device for the summer.
Bon Appétit named Portland its Restaurant City of the Year in 2018, and the city is full of microbreweries and brewpubs.
Setup: Table service, tabs, and online ordering.
Acadia National Park, next to Bar Harbor, had a record 4,079,318 visits in 2025.
Setup: Tour deposits by payment link and rentals with a card on file.
Sources: Wikipedia, American lobster · Wikipedia, Portland, Maine · Wikipedia, Acadia National Park
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Maine businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From Portland and Bangor to Bar Harbor, Augusta, and Brunswick, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. The processing agreement is month-to-month, so you can add devices for summer and scale back after.
Yes. Send a payment link by text or email when guests book, then collect the rest on the day.
Opening a new business in Maine? Start here and we'll set you up from scratch.
Attach your last 2 months of statements if you have them. If not, send your details and we'll follow up.
No statements needed. Tell us about the business and we'll recommend the POS and payment setup that fits, then follow up to go over it.