Missouri · Statewide
Card processing and POS for Missouri restaurants, barbecue joints, shops, auto shops, and service businesses, from St. Louis to Kansas City and Branson. 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.
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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 Missouri businesses by phone, text, and email.
Missouri has 590,131 small businesses, 99.4% of all businesses, and they employ 44.4% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 175,990 people.
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Construction is the most common type of small business here, with 69,794 firms.
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Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Missouri Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, and the Northland have barbecue joints, bars, shops, and service businesses, many serving customers across the Kansas line too.
St. Louis, St. Charles, O'Fallon, and Chesterfield have neighborhood restaurants, bakeries, auto shops, and medical offices. Many are leaving older processors with confusing statements.
Springfield, Branson, and Joplin mix tourism, family restaurants, and retail. Fast checkout for visitors, plus simple setups for local shops.
Columbia, Jefferson City, and the Lake of the Ozarks have college-town restaurants, government offices, and seasonal lake 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 →
A line out the door at lunch, brisket that sells out by 2, and big catering orders.
Setup: FigurePOS with a kitchen display, online ordering for pickup, and catering deposits collected by payment link.
Dine-in, carryout, and its own delivery drivers covering the neighborhood.
Setup: FoodTec with web ordering and driver tracking, so delivery tickets don't pile up at the counter on Friday nights.
Busy show seasons and visitors from nearly every state.
Setup: KORONA POS for gift inventory, with a second register opened for peak holiday and summer weekends.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Kansas City barbecue, St. Louis bakeries, and Lake of the Ozarks spots keep Missouri busy. Here's how we set them up.
The Kansas City area has more than 100 barbecue restaurants and hosts the American Royal, the largest barbecue competition in the world.
Setup: Fast counter service, catering deposits paid ahead, and bottles of sauce and rub rung up at the register.
Gooey butter cake is a St. Louis original from the 1930s, and family bakeries still make it.
Setup: Gooey butter cake pre-orders held with a deposit, and tap payments when the Saturday line is ten deep.
Lake of the Ozarks has about 1,150 miles of shoreline and draws summer visitors to its lake towns.
Setup: Boat rentals secured with a card on file, and Clover Flex handhelds working the dockside bar all weekend.
Sources: Wikipedia, Kansas City-style barbecue · Wikipedia, Gooey butter cake · Wikipedia, Lake of the Ozarks
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Missouri businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From Kansas City and St. Louis to Springfield, Columbia, and Branson, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. Send a payment link by text or email for the deposit, then take the balance on the day.
Yes. Keep a card on file when the rental starts, and take payment when the boat comes back.
Opening a new business in Missouri? 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.