What does SQ* mean on a bank statement?
Square processes card payments for small and independent businesses. The name after SQ* is the actual seller — often a cafe, salon, food truck, or market vendor — not Square itself.
Square is a pass-through: it handles the payment, but it is not the seller. The real merchant is the name that appears right after the prefix.
Processor: Square
- SQ *BLOOM NAIL SALON
This appears to be a payment to a nail salon called Bloom Nail Salon, processed through Square.
- SQ *BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE OAKLAND CA
This appears to be a purchase at a Blue Bottle Coffee location in Oakland, CA, processed through Square.
- SQ *GREEN EARTH FARMERS MKT
This appears to be a purchase at a farmers market or market vendor called Green Earth Farmers Market, processed through Square.
- SQ *PARK PLACE BARBER OAKLAND CA
This appears to be a payment to Park Place Barber, a barbershop in Oakland, CA, processed through Square.
- SQ *PHILZ COFFEE
This appears to be a purchase at Philz Coffee, a well-known specialty coffee chain, processed through Square.
- SQ *RITUAL COFFEE ROASTERS
This appears to be a purchase at Ritual Coffee Roasters, a well-known specialty coffee roaster and café chain, processed through Square.
- SQ *TARTINE BAKERY SAN FRANCISCO CA
This appears to be a purchase at Tartine Bakery, a well-known bakery in San Francisco, CA, processed through Square.
- SQ *THE MELT
This appears to be a charge from The Melt, a grilled cheese restaurant chain, processed through Square.
Have a SQ* charge of your own?
Paste the full line from your statement — the result appears right here.