A customer pays a beer vendor using Square at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Square) Payment tech company is POS vendor for food, retail at Chase Center Square, the technology firm many consumers are familiar with from paying cabbies and food trucks with credit cards, is expanding its mobile payment system into sports venues. Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors’ new $1.6 billion arena, has Square as its point-of-sale vendor for all food and retail outlets, including outdoor bars and food stands next to the facility. For Square, whose headquarters are two miles northwest of Chase Center, it’s the first full-scale activation at an arena, confirmed Jonathan Ghio, Square’s enterprise account executive.  In addition to the arena, Square’s point-of-sale equipment has been in place for Coachella, Goldenvoice’s annual music festival in the California desert, for the past five years, and the Washington Nationals and Tampa Bay Rays used Square for beer… Continue Reading Square Gets Around, Into Sports Venues

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