Oakville and Hamilton are 20 minutes apart on the QEW. Dough is headquartered in Hamilton — close enough to drop by your shop, programmed enough to know the local market. Lower fees, real human support, and the Boost program gives back free websites and social content.
Send us your last statement. We'll review it, run the numbers, and tell you straight what you'd save with Dough. No commitment, no pressure.
Dough was founded in Hamilton in 2022. The founder lives there, works there, and serves Oakville just as actively. The QEW connects us — when an Oakville business needs in-person setup, we're at the shop the same day.
Oakville's economy is part GTA professional, part lakeshore retail, part its own thing. Downtown Oakville and Kerr Village have their own boutique rhythms. Glen Abbey and Iroquois Ridge are full of professional services and health-wellness practices. Bronte and Palermo have the trades, restaurants, and family businesses.
We get it because we live next door. And when you call us, you get a real person — not a queue that bounces between time zones.
Oakville's mix runs from lakeshore restaurants to downtown boutiques to professional offices in Glen Abbey to trades across Palermo and Bronte. From the harbour west to the 407 — we process for businesses across every neighbourhood.
Independent shops on Lakeshore, in Kerr Village, and across downtown Oakville. Boost includes a free website to compete with the chains.
See retail and boutiques pricing →Lawyers, accountants, consultants across Glen Abbey, Iroquois Ridge, and downtown. Predictable volume, clean rates, looking professional online.
See professional services pricing →Chiropractors, massage therapists, fitness studios across Oakville. Bigger tickets, predictable monthly billing.
See health and wellness pricing →From downtown Oakville to Kerr Village to Bronte. Clover Station Duo POS, tip-friendly setup, fast switchovers.
See restaurants and cafés pricing →Mechanics and body shops across Oakville — Speers, Cornwall, and the industrial pockets along the QEW. High tickets, surcharge-friendly.
See auto repair pricing →HVAC, plumbing, electrical, contractors working Oakville and the GTHA. Big tickets, on-site invoicing, surcharge-friendly.
See trades and contractors pricing →Ron ran a transmission shop in the area. Chase had been creeping his rates for years. Statements were a mess. He couldn't tell what he was actually paying.
We were with Chase for years. Statements were a mess, fees kept creeping up. Switched to Dough and within a month I was saving real money. Plus they built our website for free.
Every dollar of margin we make on your account gets reinvested into your business. Free websites, free social media content, free custom AI tools, free Google review cards. The bigger your volume, the bigger the perks.
A real, professional website — 1, 5, or 7 pages depending on your volume tier. Hosting included at Pro and Premium.
8 to 12 posts a month for Facebook and Instagram. Real graphics, real copy, scheduled and ready to post.
A business-specific AI assistant trained on your services, hours, FAQs. Handles your customer questions automatically.
Tap-to-review cards at every Boost tier. Customer taps their phone, leaves you a Google review in 10 seconds.
The big banks built their merchant services for downtown Toronto. Oakville gets the leftover template. Here's what changes when you switch to a Hamilton-based Canadian processor that's literally next door.
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Yes. Dough is headquartered in Hamilton, 20 minutes from downtown Oakville via the QEW. The founder lives in the area. We serve Oakville as actively as we serve Hamilton and Burlington.
Yes. If you're in downtown Oakville, Bronte, Glen Abbey, Kerr Village, or anywhere across the city, we'll come to your shop or office. No call centre, no Zoom-only sales pitch — actual face-to-face if that's what you want.
Two to three days from start to installed. We can usually drop off the terminal in person for Oakville merchants since we're 20 minutes away. That means we can walk your team through the setup the same day. Your bank account doesn't change. Your bookkeeping doesn't change. Just the processor and the terminal.
Yes. We serve every industry across Oakville — auto repair, trades, restaurants, salons, retail, professional services, health and wellness, dental, veterinary. The only verticals we don't underwrite are high-risk industries like CBD, firearms, gambling, and adult.
Yes. Surcharging is legal in Ontario, which means Oakville merchants can run a 2.4% credit card surcharge program and effectively pay $0 in processing fees on credit transactions. It's particularly good for auto repair shops, trades, and high-ticket service businesses. Read our full surcharging guide for the details on how it works, signage requirements, and where it fits best.
Same deal. We serve all of Oakville including Bronte, Glen Abbey, Kerr Village, Iroquois Ridge, West Oak Trails, Palermo, Clearview, and Burloak. If you're within the city limits, we can come to you.
Send us your last statement. We'll review it, run the numbers, and tell you straight what you'd save. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you that too. No commitment, no pressure, no spam.