Maryland · Statewide
Card processing and POS for Maryland restaurants, crab houses, shops, contractors, clinics, and service businesses, from Baltimore to Ocean City. 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 Maryland businesses by phone, text, and email.
Maryland has 696,710 small businesses, 99.6% of all businesses, and they employ 47.9% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 178,430 people.
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Professional, scientific, and technical services is the most common type of small business here, with 106,969 firms.
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Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Maryland Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Baltimore, Towson, Columbia, and the suburbs have crab houses, restaurants, clinics, and shops.
Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Gaithersburg have restaurants, clinics, and professional firms serving the D.C. area.
Annapolis and the bay towns have seafood restaurants, marinas, and shops serving sailors and visitors.
Frederick, Hagerstown, and Ocean City have restaurants, breweries, and seasonal beach businesses.
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 →
Long tables, long nights, and crabs by the dozen.
Setup: HotSauce POS with handhelds, so servers split checks right at the table.
Federal and commercial clients billed monthly.
Setup: Invoices with a pay button, a virtual terminal, and QuickBooks syncing.
Huge summer crowds and a quiet off-season.
Setup: KORONA POS for gift inventory, with an extra register for summer.
Slip rentals and a ship store for boaters.
Setup: A card on file for slips, with Clover at the ship store.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Crab houses, Annapolis marinas, and the Ocean City boardwalk keep Maryland busy. Here's how we set them up.
Blue crab is Maryland's largest commercial fishery and its state crustacean.
Setup: Big tables, split checks, and handhelds for long nights.
Annapolis is nicknamed America's Sailing Capital and is home to a large number of recreational boats.
Setup: Slip rentals with a card on file and payment taken at the table.
Ocean City's 2.25-mile boardwalk draws up to eight million visitors a year.
Setup: Quick tap payments for beach crowds, and a second device added just for the season.
Sources: Wikipedia, Blue crab · Wikipedia, Annapolis · Wikipedia, Ocean City
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Maryland businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From Baltimore and Annapolis to Bethesda, Frederick, and Ocean City, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. Clover splits checks by seat or by item, and handhelds let servers take payment at the table.
Yes. Send invoices with a pay button, take cards through a virtual terminal, and sync with QuickBooks.
Opening a new business in Maryland? 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.