Ohio · Metro area
Card processing and POS for Cincinnati restaurants, chili parlors, breweries, shops, and service businesses, from Over-the-Rhine to Mason and Northern Kentucky. 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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ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Cincinnati businesses by phone, text, and email.
The Cincinnati metro has 201,790 small businesses, 99.0% of all businesses, and they employ 41.8% of the area's workers. (2022 data)
Health care and social assistance employs more small-business workers here than any other industry: 58,822 people.
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Professional, scientific, and technical services is the most common type of small business here, with 28,055 firms.
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Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2025 Midwest metro profiles
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Restaurants, breweries, bars, and boutiques in the urban core.
Hyde Park, Oakley, Mount Adams, and Anderson have restaurants, boutiques, and clinics.
Mason, West Chester, and Blue Ash have restaurants, gyms, and offices.
Covington, Newport, and Florence have restaurants, bars, and shops.
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 →
Lunch lines from campus and carryout all evening.
Setup: FigurePOS with a kitchen display and online ordering for carryout.
Tabs, to-go cans, and visitors touring the old brewery district.
Setup: MicroSale with pre-authorized tabs and tablets, so rounds are rung in at the table instead of at a crowded register.
Foot traffic from the neighborhood and a website that sells the same pieces.
Setup: Material POS with Shopify sync, so web orders and shop sales draw from one inventory.
Dinner service and game nights across the river.
Setup: Aloha for reservations-night table service, with Clover Flex so cards never leave the guest's sight.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Chili parlors, Over-the-Rhine spots, and Findlay Market vendors keep Cincinnati busy. Here's how we set them up.
More than 250 chili parlors operate in the Cincinnati area, including more than 130 Skylines.
Setup: Fast counters and carryout for the lunch crowd.
Over-the-Rhine was the heart of Cincinnati brewing, and Food & Wine called it one of the country's most promising food scenes in 2018.
Setup: Tabs, to-go sales, and merch in the old brewery district.
Findlay Market is Ohio's oldest continuously operated public market, with about 1.2 million visitors in 2018.
Setup: Tap to Pay on iPhone at every stall on market days.
Sources: Wikipedia, Cincinnati chili · Wikipedia, Over-the-Rhine · Wikipedia, Findlay Market
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Cincinnati businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From Over-the-Rhine and Hyde Park to Mason, West Chester, and Covington, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone and Clover handhelds run on cell data.
Yes. Clover handles bar tabs, to-go sales, and merch on one system.
Opening a new business in Cincinnati? 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.