Carlsbad, Calif., July 9, 2026 – The FIDO Alliance has announced the agenda for Authenticate U.S. 2026, the only industry conference dedicated to digital identity and authentication. The event will […]

ExpressVPN has announced a major update to its standalone ExpressKeys password manager, adding passkey support, secure credential sharing, and direct vault imports. Alongside the release, the company published a new […]

EMVCo has released a draft framework that could pave the way for a universal standard for verifiable digital credentials in card‑based payments, a move that could make online checkout both […]

Watch the presentation WEBINAR | Introducción a passkeys Participa en nuestro webinar el 1 de julio de 2026 a las 11 a. m. ET para una introducción a passkeys (llaves […]

Yubico will host a virtual developer hackathon for the FIDO Alliance developer community on August 5 to give developers an early look at the company’s upcoming YubiKey 5.8 firmware release and its support […]

EMVCo has put a draft framework out for consultation that aims to bring verifiable digital credentials into card‑based payment authentication. EMVCo is the technical body that maintains the global EMV Specifications. […]

By FIDO Alliance’s Andrew Shikar The password is dying. If not in theory, certainly in practice. After years of technical development and cross-platform alignment, passkeys have reached a state of […]

With their fiddly and indirect nature, one-time passwords (OTPs) are a curse of modern life. They’re a security risk and outdated. Frustrated, a maker has built a physical security key […]

A webinar on mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), presented by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), introduces new resources to help […]

In 2025, Japan accelerated passkey adoption in response to evolving security challenges. Following a rise in unauthorized access incidents across the financial sector, regulators emphasized that “ID/password-only authentication and even email/SMS one-time passwords […

Telegram has introduced support for passkeys in its latest update, marking a significant shift away from SMS-based login systems in favor of modern, phishing-resistant authentication methods. The move to support passkeys brings […]

In today’s digital-first world, passwords are no longer enough. As phishing attacks and credential theft increase, enterprises require a secure, scalable and user-friendly method for authenticating users. That’s where the FIDO […]

Research Reveals 94% of Enterprises Claim They Can Revoke Employee Access Within 24 Hours, Yet 35% experienced delays or failures in the past two years The FIDO Alliance and HID, […]

Corporate Overview MIXI, Inc. (hereafter MIXI) is one of Japan’s leading internet companies, best known for its popular mobile game MONSTER STRIKE, among other entertainment services, with tens of millions […]

Can you remember all your passwords off the top of your head? If so, you probably have too few of them – or, heaven forbid, only one that you use […]

As passkeys move rapidly from a promising new technology to the clear industry standard for simple and secure authentication, the passkey ecosystem continues to evolve. Read about six new capabilities […]

Agentic commerce is steadily rewiring how digital transactions occur. Instead of shoppers manually navigating screens, entering credentials and approving each step, intelligent software agents are beginning to select products, optimise […]

The Passwordless Imperative For decades, passwords have been the default mechanism for securing digital access. They are deeply embedded in enterprise systems and workflows, yet they were never designed to […]

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance has announced a new initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of verifiable digital credentials and identity wallets. Its undertaking hopes to let technology organisations […]

From friction to fluidity: Why passkeys, biometrics, and magic links are poised to end the password era and increase privacy As cyber threats intensify and user frustration with passwords seemingly […]

Counting Google, Amazon, and Microsoft among its early adopters, the new standard will provide organizations with more visibility and control over external applications. Here’s how it works.

Dashlane has implemented the FIDO Credential Exchange standard on Android to simplify vault transfers. This protocol replaces insecure CSV exports with an encrypted direct transfer between apps. While it enables […]

A presentation from Chief Privacy Officer for the State of Utah Christopher Bramwell at the FIDO Identity Policy Forum looks at how the state’s unique culture has influenced its leadership on digital […]

Passkey champions to develop certification profile as focus turns to digital credentials At the annual Identity Identity & Policy Forum, it’s a tradition for Andrew Shikiar, CEO of the FIDO […]

With 4.7 million enrolled users in a country of roughly 5.6 million people, BankID Norway is one of the most widely adopted digital identity schemes in the world. In 2025 alone, the platform processed […]

Among sectors vulnerable to AI-assisted fraud attacks, the financial industry is perhaps the ripest. With high-stakes remote transactions occurring at scale, increasingly involving AI agents, there are countless attack surfaces, […]

Bitwarden announced support for logging into Windows 11 devices using passkeys stored in the manager’s vault, enabling phishing-resistant authentication. The new feature is available for all plans, including the free tier, […]

It’s not like forgetting the milk at the grocery store. No big deal, just add it to the list for next time. But that kind of oversight in identity management […]

Overview The FIDO Alliance hosted a one-day seminar on “Advancing Authentication, Identity and Payments in Europe.” The seminar gathered many influential leaders and decision-makers to explore Europe’s evolving authentication, identity, and payments […]

Organizations are grappling with an increasingly diverse and sophisticated threat landscape, including AI-powered phishing campaigns, physical presentation attacks, and scalable, automated injection attacks. Join experts from BankID, iProov and FIDO […]

As a largely mobile-first region, there is widespread innovation, especially in payments. At the same time, bad actors are exploiting technologies and processes, putting this progress at risk. That is […]

The Better Identity Coalition has circulated a draft voluntary code of conduct it describes as “rules of the road” for how organizations request and use data from verifiable digital credentials. […]

SK Telecom has been appointed to the FIDO Alliance Board of Directors, adding a major mobile operator to the leadership group shaping industry priorities around passkeys and phishing-resistant authentication. The […]

Digital economies across the Americas are expanding rapidly, presenting both new opportunities and risks. As a largely mobile-first region, there is widespread innovation, especially in payments. At the same time, […]

Unlock your key to a more secure checkout. Use your unique payment passkey to secure your purchases.

Meta shares a novel approach to enabling cross-device passkey authentication for devices with inaccessible displays (like XR devices).

Federal authentication standards and major platform shifts have made passkeys the default login method for most consumer and enterprise accounts, pushing traditional password managers toward obsolescence. The FIDO2 protocol, backed […]

Fraud is evolving faster than ever, with AI-powered scams, deepfake-enabled identity theft, and a surge in account takeovers putting financial institutions on high alert and accountholders at risk. As the […]

Even though everyone knows 12345″ is a terrible password, it still lands at the top of “worst password” lists. We get it, no one likes remembering passwords, and changing them after […]

On December 5, 2025, the digital identity community gathered at Tokyo Port City Takeshiba for the 12th FIDO Tokyo Seminar. Under the theme “Towards a Passwordless World”, the event brought […]

WinMagic exposes the fundamental flaw in modern authentication: passkeys secure the login, but attackers have already moved on to sessions, tokens, and transactions. The company introduces Live Key and Live […]

Yubico, a modern cybersecurity company and creator of the most secure passkeys, today announced the launch of YubiNation Partners, a new global Channel program designed to unite a community of […]

It’s time to ditch passwords for passkeys People in the UK have been urged to start ditching passwords in favour of passkeys, where available, as a way to secure their […]

Creating new passwords on the spot can be really taxing. And that can also lead to some sloppy practices, like repeating old passwords or modifying them. But it turns out […]

Enterprises may be sharpening their understanding of digital identity threats but the industry is still struggling to turn that knowledge into large‑scale execution. Hypr’s latest State of Passwordless Identity Assurance […]

OpenAI is the newest member of the FIDO Alliance, joining the passwordless authentication group to contribute to its efforts to provide the secure and private digital identity frameworks that will be […]

Half of UK IT leaders polled say their organisation is now using passkeys. Passkeys are emerging into the mainstream as a practical and more secure alternative to passwords, promising a […]

Formation of Agentic Authentication Working Group and development of agentic payment frameworks will support trusted, interoperable agentic workflows April 28, 2026 – The FIDO Alliance today announced initiatives to develop […]

Overview The FIDO Alliance hosted a one-day seminar on “Advancing Passkeys in the Workforce.” The seminar gathered senior security and identity leaders for practical insights, meaningful discussion, and networking during […]

Researchers revealed what might be the biggest collection of stolen login credentials ever gathered in one location sometime in the middle of 2025. A compiled dataset, organized and searchable, contains […]

FIDO Alliance launches new standards to secure AI agent interactions, enabling trusted authentication and payments in emerging agentic commerce ecosystems As AI agents move from experimental tools to active participants […]

The landscape of Multi-Factor Authentication is dynamic, driven by new threats and technological advancements.

Crucial Insights Into Identity Threats, Technologies and Trends The sixth annual 2026 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance report, commissioned by HYPR and produced by 451 Research from S&P Global Energy […]

Case Study Authors: Shauna Pettit-Brown, Robert Hughes, Jean-Christophe Laurent, Kenn Chong, and Philip J Corriveau About RSA Security RSA provides the identity intelligence, authentication, access, governance, and lifecycle capabilities needed […]

When an AI agent buys something on your behalf, how does the merchant know you actually authorized it? That question sits at the center of Verifiable Intent, an open-source cryptographic […]

Passkeys are more secure than traditional ways to log in Passkeys offer a more usable, secure replacement for passwords and are already supported by most modern devices. At CYBERUK 2026 […]

Even though everyone knows “password123!” is terrible, it still lands at the top of “worst password” lists. We get it, no one likes remembering passwords, and even if you do have […]

The FIDO Alliance plans to develop standards for artificial intelligence (AI) agentic interactions and commerce that will define trusted mechanisms for how agents authenticate, act and transact on behalf of users. In these initiatives, […]

Authentication has long required an uneasy tradeoff between strong security and smooth user experience. Banks have relied on a mix of passwords, OTPs, SMS codes, voice calls, and push notifications […]

RSA has expanded support between RSA ID Plus and Microsoft 365 E7, extending the companies’ identity security partnership. The update focuses on authentication for workforce users and software-based agents inside […]

Aware, Inc. released a new report, The State of Biometric Security in the Age of AI Fraud, showing that 98% of organizations are interested in biometric orchestration amid rising AI-driven fraud and […]

The way we interact with technology is no longer confined to the browser. Cars, smart homes, wearable devices, and industrial systems are now deeply connected, driving unprecedented convenience and innovation, […]

CISOs know that the human element can be the weakest link in an enterprise’s cybersecurity defenses, often surfacing when end users create weak passwords that threat actors easily crack. Seeking […]

Andrew Shikiar, CEO and Executive Director, FIDO Alliance AI agents are starting to change how people and businesses get things done online. The shift is fundamental: agents can research, make […]

Google has donated its Agent Payments Protocol to the FIDO Alliance and released an updated version, including autonomous payment capabilities. The move is intended to ensure AP2 remains platform-agnostic and […]

Passkeys Are the New Passwords. You Should Start Using Them Now. For 15 years, experts have told me that passwords are the biggest problem with online security and that’s just […]

AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure that shopping in the near future […]

WEBINAR | Across the Passkey Landscape: Expert AMA Attendees celebrated World Passkey Day with FIDO Alliance in a dynamic, interactive AMA-style webinar on May 7. This special session brought together […]

Singapore has reached a milestone of 5 billion passkeys in use worldwide, as reported by the FIDO Alliance. The adoption of passkeys has been driven by a shift away from […]

The FIDO Alliance today announced agenda themes and program highlights for Authenticate APAC 2026, taking place June 2–3 at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. Bringing together global and regional leaders in authentication […]

Corporate Overview Banesco Banco Universal is the leading private bank in Venezuela, with more than 2.4 million monthly active users across its mobile and web banking platforms. The bank provides […]

Passkeys have made real progress in reducing phishing risk, but they do not tell an organisation much about the device being used to create a credential – whether it was […]

The FIDO Alliance and HID have released new research showing a widening gap between enterprise confidence in identity security and day‑to‑day operational performance. The State of Physical and Digital Identity in the Enterprise report […]

Nishant Kaushik, CTO, FIDO Alliance Our agents are getting more capable by the day. They write code, respond to emails, detect vulnerabilities, and optimize workflows. And increasingly, they will shop […]

Anew report uncovered a significant disconnect between enterprise confidence in identity security and operational reality, according to identity technology providers FIDO Alliance and HID. Of the 500 IT and cybersecurity […]

In this discussion, G. Mark Hardy and Nishant Kaushik explore the necessity of moving beyond traditional passwords, which they define as the original sin of cybersecurity due to their vulnerability […]

xMoney marks a key milestone in the evolution of digital payments, becoming the world’s first Mastercard issuer to launch the creation and enrollment of the Payment Passkey directly through its own mobile banking application. […]

Global innovators from Adidas, Apple, Grab, OpenAI, Samsung Electronics and more to share expertise at Singapore authentication & identity event Singapore, April 30, 2026 – The FIDO Alliance today announced […]

Global research from the FIDO Alliance finds near-universal awareness of passkeys, with high adoption rates among consumers and enterprises MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 7, 2026 – On World Passkey Day […]

Redefining Cybersecurity Governance: From Vulnerability Detection to Identity-Based Defense 1. Describe your service/platform/product and how it’s using passkeys, based on FIDO authentication. DragonSoft is a leading provider of cybersecurity vulnerability […]

Megan Shamas, CMO, FIDO Alliance On World Passkey Day 2026, we are announcing that an estimated 5 billion passkeys are now in active use worldwide. A decade ago, that scale […]

Why do users still get hacked? In the past, it was often because of weak passwords or the absence of multi-factor authentication (MFA), and for a long time, authentication was […]

Banking’s Authentication Problem Has Changed Banks are no longer fighting simple password reuse. They’re facing real-time phishing kits, MFA fatigue, session hijacking, AI-powered social engineering, and more. Traditional MFA methods, such […]

Enterprises may be more confident about identity security than they should be. A new report from the FIDO Alliance and HID finds a striking disconnect between how organizations perceive their […]

The FIDO Alliance has opened its June interoperability testing event, giving FIDO2 and FIDO UAF implementers a certification step for passwordless authentication products. The remote testing window runs June 8-12, […]

RSA has extended its passwordless authentication platform to Linux, bringing FIDO-based, phishing-resistant sign-in to Linux servers, developer workstations, and critical infrastructure that have typically relied on passwords and other legacy […]

Amazon is sharing new data to suggest passkeys are in favour with 465 million customers now, ensuring expedited, secure authentication six times quicker than traditional passwords. Passkeys achieve an enhanced […]

Research Reveals 94% of Enterprises Claim They Can Revoke Employee Access Within 24 Hours, Yet 35% experienced delays or failures in the past two years  Identiverse, Las Vegas, June 15, […]

FIDO Alliance and HID have launched The State of Physical and Digital Identity in the Enterprise, a new research report examining how organizations manage physical and logical access across their […]

The FIDO Alliance is seeking a specialized consulting partner to guide us through the ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation process. Our objective is to be recognized as a Certification Body (CB) capable […]

Corporate Overview Semperis is an identity security company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, with approximately 600 employees across North America, Europe, APAC and Israel. The company’s […]

Passkeys have reached global scale with 5 billion passkeys now in active use. Across both consumer and workforce environments, awareness is now near-universal and adoption has followed: 90% of consumers […]

Our takeaways from Identiverse 2026 in Las Vegas: AI agent identity moved from theory to roadmap, passkeys turned operational, deepfakes pressured identity verification, and session security took center stage.

The FIDO Alliance announced an estimated 5 billion passkeys now in use worldwide, with 75 percent of people having enabled a passkey on at least one account. Its State of Passkeys 2026 report, spanning 11,000 consumers and 1,400 enterprises across ten countries, marks passkeys moving firmly into the mainstream.

The FIDO Alliance said more than 15 billion online accounts now support passkey sign-in, roughly doubling availability year over year.

Microsoft began defaulting new consumer accounts to passwordless sign-in with passkeys, citing the scale of password-based attacks.

The FIDO Alliance marked World Passkey Day with new adoption data and a pledge program to accelerate the shift away from passwords.

Major consumer brands continued rolling out passkeys, with the FIDO Alliance reporting steady growth in passkey-enabled accounts.

Microsoft enabled passkeys in its Authenticator app, expanding phishing-resistant sign-in options for consumer and work accounts.

Apple introduced a standalone Passwords app across its platforms, making passkeys and credential sync more visible to consumers.

Google began prompting users to create and use passkeys by default, accelerating mainstream passwordless adoption.