Mercuryo launches Passkey, a biometric feature to simplify Web3 payments

Mercuryo has launched Passkey, a new biometric connection feature designed to make web 3 quick, safer and easier for users.

The update replaces the traditional unique passing codes with an verification of fingerprints or the face, allowing users to access their accounts with just screen locking, according to a shared note with Crypto.News.

Passkey, developed by the Fido Alliance, stores the encrypted connection identification information directly on the personal device of a user.

Integration will be available on the Mercuryo network of Over 200 partnersincluding the main non -guardian wallets as Trusted wallet. Users on iPhone, Android and Windows can use PASSKEY to authenticate their identity safely and in a transparent manner.

Secure digital payments

When connecting, the device proves the property of this server identification information, eliminating the need for passwords or OTPs sent by SMS or E-mail, which are vulnerable to phishing and malware attacks.

By removing the friction of the connection process and improving the protection against cyberrenchers, Mercuryo aims to reduce one of the main pains of pain in Web3: User access.

CEO Petr Kozyakov said this decision supports the wider adoption of the crypto by making integration and transactions more intuites.

“We are delighted to have integrated Passkey, a functionality that provides an optimal and intuitive connection process while considerably improving user data protection,” said Kozyakov.

With this deployment, Passkey slowly becomes a fundamental tool for the next wave of secure digital payments.