Oregon · Metro area

Merchant services in Portland
with pricing you can read

Card processing and POS for Portland restaurants, food carts, coffee shops, breweries, and service businesses, from the Pearl to Beaverton. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.

  • No contracts, month-to-month
  • Fast approvals
  • Next-day funding
  • Free equipment if you qualify

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

Free rate analysis for Portland businesses

Tell us a little about your business and we'll follow up. No statements needed to start.

  1. Send your statement or a few details.New business? No statement needed.
  2. We review it line by line and show you what you're actually paying.
  3. You get a clear proposal. No obligation, no pressure.

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Where we work

Merchant services in Pearl District, Downtown, Alberta Arts, and nearby.

ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Portland businesses by phone, text, and email.

Cities and neighborhoods we serve

Pearl DistrictDowntownAlberta ArtsHawthorneDivisionMississippi AvenueSellwoodBeavertonHillsboroLake OswegoGreshamVancouver, WA
Local business snapshot

What drives business in Portland.

Portland is known for food carts, coffee, and markets, and the numbers back it up.

Sources: Wikipedia, Food carts in Portland · Wikipedia, Portland Saturday Market · Wikipedia, Stumptown Coffee Roasters

By business type

What we set up for Portland businesses.

Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.

Around the area

Portland, area by area.

Central and Northwest

Downtown, the Pearl District, and Nob Hill have restaurants, boutiques, and cafés.

Northeast and North

Alberta Arts, Mississippi Avenue, and St. Johns have restaurants, food carts, and shops.

Southeast

Hawthorne, Division, Belmont, and Sellwood have restaurants, breweries, and vintage shops.

Suburbs and Vancouver

Beaverton, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Gresham, and Vancouver, Washington have restaurants, clinics, and shops.

Every account

What every account gets.

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 →

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Example setups

How Portland businesses set it up.

A food cart in a Southeast pod

A fast lunch line and a dinner crowd on weekends.

Setup: SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone running on cell data, with a Swift B250 reader for chip and swipe.

A coffee roaster on Division

A café counter plus wholesale accounts at local restaurants.

Setup: Clover at the café counter, and invoices with a pay button for wholesale customers.

A brewery in the Central Eastside

Tabs, to-go cans, and merch.

Setup: Clover Flex so bartenders open and close tabs anywhere in the taproom, with merch rung up at the front.

A maker shop on Alberta

In-store sales, weekend markets, and an online store.

Setup: Material POS with Shopify sync across the shop, the market booth, and the website.

These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.

Local spotlight

Local favorites across Portland.

Food cart pods, coffee roasters, and maker markets keep Portland busy. Here's how we set them up.

Food cart pods

About 500 carts operate in about 25 pods around the city.

Setup: Tap to Pay on iPhone and online ordering at every cart.

Coffee roasters and cafés

Stumptown was named Roaster of the Year in 2006 and still runs five Portland cafés.

Setup: Fast tap payments at the counter and invoices for wholesale.

Makers and markets

The Saturday Market draws an estimated 750,000 visitors a year.

Setup: In-store, market, and online sales on one system.

Sources: Wikipedia, Food carts in Portland · Wikipedia, Stumptown Coffee Roasters · Wikipedia, Portland Saturday Market

Common questions

Straight answers.

Do you have an office in Portland?

No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Portland businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.

Do you work with businesses across Portland?

Yes. From the Pearl and Alberta to Beaverton, Hillsboro, and Vancouver, we work with businesses by phone, text, and email.

Can a food cart take cards without Wi-Fi?

Yes. SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone uses your phone's data connection.

Can a roaster invoice wholesale accounts?

Yes. Send invoices with a pay button and keep cards on file for regular accounts.

Opening a new business in Portland? Start here and we'll set you up from scratch.

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