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Credit card processing for Los Angeles businesses.

Taco trucks in East LA, shops on Melrose, contractors working across the county. Pricing set up for California's rules, and a specialist who picks up.

  • Set up for California rules
  • Free terminal
  • No contract

What's different about taking cards in Los Angeles.

Surcharges don't work in California

Since July 1, 2024, California requires mandatory fees to be in the displayed price, so a separate card fee line isn't allowed.

How we handle itWe set LA businesses up on Premium, or on Zero with both prices posted before anyone pays.

High rent, thin margins

Between rent and wages, card fees are one of the few costs you can actually cut.

How we handle itInterchange at cost and one flat membership, with none of the 24 junk fees on our list.

Selling from a truck, a stall or a pop-up

A lot of LA sells somewhere other than a storefront.

How we handle itFree pocket readers and tap to pay on your phone, on Wi-Fi or cellular data.

Your setup.

The machines and features our specialists would put in place for you. Tap another business type to compare.

Close tabs, not your margins.

Tableside tap to pay, tips on screen and split checks in two taps. Your servers never walk a card to the back again.

  • Tips and split checks on screen
  • Tabs that stay open all night
  • Receipts printed at the table

Your setupHandheld smart terminal + Smart POS station

Tip added: $10.80

Pricing for Los Angeles.

California doesn't allow a separate surcharge line, so most LA businesses choose Zero, with a card price and a cash price both posted, or Premium for one price for everyone.

Suggested plan

Zero

$25 a month and up, by volume

  • $0 in processing fees
  • Card price and cash price posted
  • Membership sized to your volume
  • Free terminal, no contract

Working with businesses across Los Angeles

  • Downtown
  • Hollywood
  • Koreatown
  • East LA
  • South LA
  • Westside
  • Santa Monica
  • Pasadena
  • Glendale
  • Burbank
  • Long Beach
  • Torrance

Plus the rest of Los Angeles. Everything is set up by phone, text or video, so location never slows you down.

What grade does your processor get?

Four quick questions you can answer from memory. You'll see a letter grade, what you're overpaying each month and your best plan. No statement, no account numbers.

What kind of business?
Card sales in a typical month
or exactly $
What you pay in processing fees each month (a ballpark is fine)
$
How customers pay
Anything sound familiar? (optional)

No statement, no account numbers. You see your grade before we ask for anything.

Questions we get from Los Angeles businesses.

All questions

Can LA businesses add a credit card fee?

Not as a separate line. California's SB 478, in effect since July 1, 2024, requires mandatory fees to be in the displayed price. Dual pricing, with a card price and a cash price both posted, is the usual alternative.

Do you work with food trucks and street vendors?

Yes. A free pocket reader or tap to pay on your phone works anywhere you have Wi-Fi or cellular data.

Can I meet someone?

Your specialist works with you by phone, text and video, and does your setup with you on a call.

What grade does your processor get?

Four quick questions you can answer from memory. You get a letter grade, what you're overpaying each month and a written quote if you want one. No statement needed.

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