Credit card processing in Boise, ID
Boise has grown quickly in recent years, and new residents have filled downtown restaurants and kept builders and home services busy.
Boise business, from Downtown Boise to Basque Block
Downtown and the Basque Block hold restaurants and bars, and the university brings game-day crowds. The foothills and river draw outdoor recreation.
Technology and semiconductor employers support professional services, and HVAC, landscaping and remodeling firms bill large jobs.
Business districts: Downtown Boise · Basque Block · Hyde Park · BoDo · The Village at Meridian · Boise State area
Commercial corridors: Main Street · 8th Street · State Street · Fairview Avenue · Vista Avenue · Broadway Avenue
Can you add a card fee in Boise?
Idaho has no credit card surcharge statute that we could confirm, so for downtown restaurants in Boise the card networks' rulebook is what applies: surcharge credit only, stay within cost and Visa's 3% cap, notify your acquirer a month ahead and post the fee.
Full state rules and sources · general guidance only
Which pricing suits home builders and remodelers?
Builders and home services should use progress billing and ACH. Downtown restaurants benefit from interchange-plus. Outdoor rental shops need pre-authorizations.
POS for downtown restaurants, river and outdoor rentals and more
- Home builders and remodelers
- Progress billing and ACH, set up around how home builders and remodelers in Boise sell.
- Downtown restaurants
- Tip adjustment and online ordering, set up around how downtown restaurants in Boise sell.
- River and outdoor rentals
- Pre-authorizations, set up around how river and outdoor rentals in Boise sell.
Send one statement. Every fee named, back, usually within 4 hours.
It is free, there is nothing to sign and nothing to cancel. We read your current merchant statement line by line, name every fee on it — including the ones buried in the fee schedule — work out your true effective rate, and send the written analysis back, usually within 4 hours. Do not want to wait? Call 1-888-705-7896 and we will read your statement with you on the call in about 5 minutes.
You asked, Boise edition
Progress invoices, ACH and pay-by-link.
Idaho has no credit card surcharge statute that we could confirm, so for downtown restaurants in Boise the card networks' rulebook is what applies: surcharge credit only, stay within cost and Visa's 3% cap, notify your acquirer a month ahead and post the fee.
For river and outdoor rentals: Interchange-plus and quick batching.
For home builders and remodelers: Pre-authorize and capture the final amount.