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Payment Processing in Tubac, AZ
A clean, simple setup for galleries, studios, and tasting rooms, with portable readers for the markets and shows where you also sell.
Tubac sits on the Santa Cruz River about 45 minutes south of Tucson, one of the oldest towns in Arizona and now an artist village where more than a hundred galleries and shops fill the streets and courtyards around the old Spanish presidio. You get fair rates, no long contracts, and a real person who actually answers when you call.
What we set up for your shop
Whether you need simple credit card terminals, a complete point of sale system, or a new merchant account, we set up the credit card processing that fits Tubac.
- Take card payments in person with tap, chip, swipe and phone payments, at a gallery desk, a shop counter or a restaurant table.
- Set up registers, card readers, and full POS systems matched to how the galleries, studios and eating places here actually run.
- Handle mobile and on-the-go payments for artists who also sell at shows and festivals rather than only from a studio.
About Tubac
Tubac began as a Spanish presidio and is one of the oldest towns in Arizona, sitting in the Santa Cruz River valley with the Tumacacori, Santa Rita and San Cayetano mountains around it. The presidio itself is now Tubac Presidio State Historic Park in the old town, with a museum, historic buildings and an underground exhibit showing the excavated foundations of the fort, and the Tumacacori mission sits a short way down the valley.
The working economy is art. More than a hundred galleries, studios and shops are packed into the village streets, with courtyards and fountains between them, and the Tubac Center of the Arts runs five galleries across more than 3,500 square feet of exhibit space along with a performance stage, an art library and a gift shop. For a village this small that is a dense commercial core, and almost all of it sells to visitors.
Which visitors, and when, is the thing that shapes the year. The mild months from fall through spring are the season, and a large share of the trade comes from winter residents in Tucson, Phoenix and Scottsdale who drive down repeatedly through the season to see what is new. That means repeat customers on a seasonal cycle rather than a single annual rush, and a summer that is genuinely slow. Fixed monthly charges on a processing account are felt hardest in exactly those months, which makes them worth reading closely.
Card processing for galleries, studios and shops
Tubac's trade is seasonal in the opposite direction to most of the country. The galleries and shops fill up from fall through spring, when the weather is mild and the winter residents come down from Tucson and Phoenix, and the summer is the quiet stretch. A business here needs pricing that makes sense across that swing and equipment that handles a busy gallery weekend without anyone thinking about it.
Simple pricing
We show you real numbers side by side, so you know exactly what you would pay. If we can't beat what you pay now, we'll tell you straight.
Our small business credit card processing keeps merchant services and payment processing under one honest roof.
Get a Free QuoteQuestions about card processing for makers and shops
- Our season is fall through spring and summer is dead. What should we watch for?
- The fixed charges rather than the rate. Monthly minimums, statement fees and annual fees do not care that it is July, and they are the ones that sting in a quiet month. We go through them line by line on your current statement.
- Can I take cards at art shows and festivals away from the gallery?
- Yes. Handheld and mobile options work at a show or a fair, and a card read at the stall costs less than the number keyed in afterwards.
- Are we locked into a multi-year contract if we sign up here in Tubac?
- No. There are no multi-year contracts, so you're never stuck with us. We aim to keep you by earning it.
- How do I know you'll actually save me money over what I pay now?
- We show you real numbers side by side against your current statement. If we can't beat what you pay now, we'll tell you straight rather than waste your time.
Security you don't have to think about
Your customers' card information is always protected. We follow PCI DSS security standards, the same rules the major card companies require, so every payment is handled safely.
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