Square’s Card Case Merchant Signups Double, Now at 40,000

Payment processor Square now has 40,000 merchants signed up to accept payments from its Card Case system, a number that has doubled in the past four months, according to TechCrunch.

Square’s Card Case system allows users to pay for goods and services at their favorite locations without swiping, tapping, or writing. Instead, the Card Case smartphone app uses geo-fencing to automatically “wake up” when a consumer enters an in-network venue. Once the merchant identifies the customer by name, payment can be processed through Card Case’s merchant interface. More information, including a demo video, is available at Card Case’s website.

Card Case is separate from Square’s swipe-to-pay system, which is used by more than 1 million merchants, TechCrunch says.