Identity at the Center #359 - Identiverse 2025 - Andrew Shikiar’s FIDO Alliance Update
Jul 7, 2025
Andrew Shikiar, CEO of the FIDO Alliance and passkey advocate, discusses accelerating passkey adoption and reducing passwords. He covers technical differences between device-bound and cloud-synced passkeys. Major banks like Wells Fargo embracing passkeys gets attention. He outlines adding trust signals for high-assurance sign-ins and previews the Authenticate and Authenticate APAC conferences.
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Branding Boosted Consumer Familiarity
- A branded, consistent passkey experience raised consumer recognition and trust quickly.
- Today roughly 75% of consumers are familiar with passkeys, lowering rollout friction for RPs.
Wells Fargo Brings Passkeys To Banking
- Wells Fargo rolled out passkey support for mobile and desktop sign-ins, marking banking uptake.
- Andrew predicts 2025 will be the year passkeys truly hit banking in the U.S.
Use Sync To Make Passkeys Practical
- Prioritize syncable passkeys to minimize repeated enrollment and keep passwords out of active use.
- Let synced passkeys push passwords further to the background and enable passwordless sign-up.