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SpotOn raises $300 million, in part to acquire venue POS services provider Appetize

Consolidation in the back-end payments market continued Monday, with the announcement by restaurant/retail payments provider SpotOn that it had raised $300 million in funding, in part to allow the firm to purchase point-of-sale services provider Appetize, which has won big chunks of business in the stadium and events space recently. The big funding round was led by Silicon Valley VC...

September 13, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

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President Biden calls for venues to require vaccinations or recent negative Covid-19 tests for fans

It was only a suggestion and not any kind of an official order, but part of President Joe Biden's address Thursday on new plans to fight the Covid-19 pandemic contained a direct call to sports stadiums and other large public venues to require fans to either be vaccinated or have a recent negative Covid-19 test in order to attend events....

September 11, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

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Raiders, Seahawks and Saints prepare for vaccination checks for fans

The Seattle Seahawks this week joined the New Orleans Saints and the Las Vegas Raiders as the first NFL teams that will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination (or a recent negative Covid-19 test for the Saints and the Seahawks) for entry into the team's stadiums for games this season. According to material posted on the teams' websites, fans will be...

September 9, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

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Nationwide processing outage affects venue payment systems at Petco Park, Allegiant Stadium

Normally event attendees have no idea of what goes on in the background of a stadium's payment-processing business, but when systems go down like they did Saturday night, it's not a pleasant outcome for anyone involved. Details are still being sorted out but apparently a system outage at a company called TSYS, which calls itself "a leading global provider of...

August 22, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

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If you are looking for insights on stadium connectivity, there's no better way to learn than from your peers. And if you take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, you will receive a FULL SURVEY RESULTS REPORT, plus a white paper about the results, as a reward for your efforts. Plus, we'll send you a cool Stadium Tech Report hat! But...

August 18, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

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Raiders to require vaccination proof for fans at Allegiant Stadium

The Las Vegas Raiders announced Monday that fans who want to attend games at Allegiant Stadium must show proof of Covid-19 vaccination, and then will be able to attend without wearing masks, beginning with the team's first regular season home game on Sept. 13. Fans who haven't gotten the vaccine will be able to get shots before home games, and...

August 18, 2021 by Paul Kapustka

SpotOn raises $300 million, in part to acquire venue POS services provider Appetize

President Biden calls for venues to require vaccinations or recent negative Covid-19 tests for fans

Raiders, Seahawks and Saints prepare for vaccination checks for fans

Nationwide processing outage affects venue payment systems at Petco Park, Allegiant Stadium

Hats are here! Get a hat and stadium connectivity insight by taking our survey! One MORE week left!

Raiders to require vaccination proof for fans at Allegiant Stadium

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