New Mexico · Statewide
Card processing and POS for New Mexico restaurants, galleries, shops, contractors, and service businesses, from Albuquerque to Santa Fe and Las Cruces. 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 New Mexico businesses by phone, text, and email.
New Mexico has 172,113 small businesses, 99.0% of all businesses, and they employ 53.3% of the state's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 63,903 people.
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Professional, scientific, and technical services is the most common type of small business here, with 22,160 firms.
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Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 New Mexico Small Business Profile
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Albuquerque and Rio Rancho have restaurants, auto shops, salons, and businesses serving research labs and the base.
Santa Fe, Taos, and the northern villages have galleries, restaurants, and shops serving visitors.
Las Cruces, Alamogordo, and the chile-growing towns have restaurants, farm businesses, and shops.
Roswell, Hobbs, Carlsbad, and Clovis have restaurants and businesses serving energy crews, ranches, and visitors.
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 →
Visitors buying paintings and pottery, often shipping pieces home.
Setup: Clover at the counter, plus payment links for collectors who buy after they leave town.
Busy lunches all year and huge crowds during the October balloon fiesta.
Setup: Aloha for table service and split checks, with Clover Flex out on the patio.
Late-summer harvest season, with roasted chile sold by the sack.
Setup: SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone next to the roaster, with the Swift B250 reader for chip cards.
Oilfield fleet accounts and walk-in repairs.
Setup: Payments that work alongside Shop-Ware, with monthly invoices for the fleet accounts.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Santa Fe galleries, Balloon Fiesta vendors, and Hatch chile stands keep New Mexico busy. Here's how we set them up.
Santa Fe has more than 250 art galleries and hosts the Santa Fe Indian Market each August.
Setup: Fast checkout for visitors, and payment links for buyers who order after they get home.
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the largest balloon festival in the world, with more than 500 balloons each October.
Setup: Handhelds and Tap to Pay on iPhone for crowds that show up before sunrise.
Hatch is known as the chile capital of the world, and its Labor Day chile festival draws up to 30,000 people.
Setup: Mobile readers next to the roaster and at weekend farmers markets.
Sources: Wikipedia, Santa Fe · Wikipedia, Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta · Wikipedia, Hatch
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. New Mexico businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From Albuquerque and Santa Fe to Las Cruces, Roswell, and Farmington, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. Send a secure payment link by text or email, and the buyer pays from anywhere.
Yes. Clover handhelds and SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone run on cell data.
Opening a new business in New Mexico? 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.