Square today added the ability for its Cash iOS user to send or request funds from anyone nearby using Bluetooth technlogy, according to a press release The new feature, which is part of an update for iOS 8, lets customers discover people within close proximity and tap their name or photo to make a payment. 

Cash users can choose to make themselves visible to anyone in the same space as them, or just to friends. The app can detect other Cash customers within 250 feet of the sender or recipient. The app update for iOS 8 also includes the ability to swipe a push notification to approve and reject a payment request.

A Square spokesperson told Mobile Payments Today it wants to add the Bluetooth feature to the Android version of Cash, but does not have a timetable for when that might happen. 

Launched less than a year ago, Cash has processed hundreds of millions of dollars in payments across the U.S. and is available for iOS and Android.