Texas · Metro area
Card processing and POS for Houston restaurants, auto shops, contractors, clinics, and shops, from the Heights to Katy and Pasadena. Month-to-month. Next-day funding. Pricing you can actually read. Start with a Free Rate Analysis.
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ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California, and works with Houston businesses by phone, text, and email.
The Texas Medical Center calls itself the largest medical complex in the world, with more than 120,000 employees. Clinics near it and across the suburbs need payment plans and text-to-pay.
Healthcare payments →
The Houston region has more than 4,600 energy-related firms. Firms that bill other businesses can take ACH, card on file, and invoice payments.
Professional services payments →
Port Houston ranks first in the U.S. for total tonnage. Businesses that serve trucking fleets can take WEX and Voyager fleet cards and bill on account.
Auto and fleet payments →
Sources: Office of the Texas Governor, Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land region · Texas Medical Center, About TMC
Each industry page shows the POS systems, terminals, and payment tools we set up for that kind of business.
Downtown, Midtown, Montrose, the Heights, and EaDo have restaurants, bars, salons, and boutiques. Busy patios and late nights call for handhelds and tabs.
Katy, the Energy Corridor, and Cypress have family restaurants, clinics, salons, and shops serving fast-growing neighborhoods.
The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, and Humble have restaurants, gyms, contractors, and medical offices.
Sugar Land, Pearland, Pasadena, League City, and Clear Lake have restaurants, auto shops, and businesses near the port and NASA.
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 →
Two-hour waits on spring weekends and tables of twelve splitting the bill.
Setup: HotSauce POS with handhelds, so servers split checks by seat right at the table.
Twenty cars a day and customers who pay after pickup.
Setup: Payments that work alongside Tekmetric, with a text-to-pay link through the PayBright Gateway when the car is ready.
Busy after-school appointments and treatment plans paid over time.
Setup: Payments that work alongside Dentrix, with recurring billing for payment plans and text-to-pay for balances.
These are examples, not specific clients. Your setup is based on how your business runs and what you process.
Houston taquerias, Bellaire Boulevard restaurants, and Kemah waterfront spots keep the city busy. Here's how we set them up.
Texas Monthly says Houston offers tacos from all over, shaped by people who moved here from other countries and from across the U.S.
Setup: FigurePOS with a kitchen display at the counter, and SwipeSimple Tap to Pay on iPhone for the truck out front.
Visit Houston says dining along Bellaire Boulevard, through Chinatown and Asiatown, is endless, with plenty of late-night options.
Setup: Aloha for busy dining rooms, big family groups, and checks split every which way.
The Kemah Boardwalk is a 60-acre boardwalk with restaurants, rides, and shops on Galveston Bay and Clear Lake.
Setup: Handhelds so the deck gets served as fast as inside, and a counter POS for the shops.
Sources: Texas Monthly, The Houston Taco Trail · Visit Houston, Where to eat in Bellaire · Wikipedia, Kemah Boardwalk
No. ClearCost Payments is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Houston businesses work with us by phone, text, or email.
Yes. From the Heights and Montrose to Katy, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands, we work with Houston businesses by phone, text, and email.
Yes. LQpay sends text-to-pay requests and keeps cards on file, and it connects to 125+ practice management systems. See healthcare payments.
Yes. Send a payment link by text or email for the deposit, then take the final payment on-site.
Yes. Clover splits checks by seat or by item, and handhelds let servers take payment at the table.
Opening a new business in Houston? 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.