Passkeys for Banking
Passkeys for Banking with audit-grade visibility and rollout control
Passkeys are a black box in bank-grade security operations. Corbado adds client-side passkey telemetry and rollout governance so failures are auditable for fraud and compliance without replacing your IDP.
- Works with any IDP (e.g. Okta, Ping & custom CIAM)
- Auth-native client-side telemetry
- Gradual rollout, kill switch & safe fallbacks
These banks have rolled out passkeys:
Why passkeys get stuck in pilot
Banking passkeys don't "fail". They go dark.
Server logs tell you success/fail. They don't tell you whether the passkey prompt was shown, whether users cancelled vs. hit a platform error or when fallbacks were triggered. Without that visibility, adoption plateaus and rollout risk feels unpredictable.
No visibility into the real journey
Prompt not shown, cancel vs failure, timeouts, credential manager issues: all missing in IDP logs.
No adoption engine
Without device-aware timing, data, UX nudges and experiments, passkeys remain "optional" and underused.
Rollout risk blocks scale
Edge cases show up in production. Teams hesitate to expand without controls.
What banks get with Corbado
Observe. Adopt. Control.
Run passkeys like a critical system.
Observability
14 days → 5 minutes
Faster Time-to-Resolution
Find the "why" behind failures with passkey-native telemetry segmented by OS, browser & authenticator.
Adoption
10% → 80%+
Higher Passkey Adoption
Increase passkey usage by optimizing prompting, timing and UX. Data-driven instead of guesswork.
Control
100% Control
Risk‑Free Rollout
Granular policies, gradual rollout by cohort and smart fallbacks to avoid lockouts. Kill switch included.
Banking use cases
Where Corbado fits in a bank's authentication program
Everyday login & step‑up MFA
Use passkeys as the phishing-resistant path. Step up only when needed.
Account opening & onboarding completion
Reduce friction where abandonment is expensive.
Account recovery
Fewer password reset flows and fewer "I'm locked out" tickets.
High‑risk actions & payment authorization
Protect payee changes, transfers and profile updates with phishing-resistant authentication.
Rollout governance
Segment by region, app version, risk tier or customer cohorts. Then expand safely.
Authentication intelligence & insights
Monitor login patterns, device details and adoption metrics to optimize identify friction points.
Works with your existing IDP
Add the missing layer without migrating users
Keep your IDP
Ping/Okta/ForgeRock/Azure AD/custom remain in place
Add Corbado (via SDK)
Captures client-side telemetry and enables adoption.
Operate in the Management Console
Dashboards, cohort rollouts, policies, alerts and ROI reporting.
Security & Compliance
Built for regulated environments
Feature Walkthrough
Your passkey control room
See where passkeys succeed, where they disappear and what to fix across web, iOS and Android.
Adoption & Usage
Created passkeys, login share and success rates over time.
Funnel & Drop‑offs
Where users abandon: prompt, create, verify, daily usage.
Journey Trace
Investigate a specific login path across devices & channels.
Gradual Rollout
Cohorts, policies, kill switch and measured expansion.
Authenticator Insights
Credential managers, device mix and capability gaps.
Failure Reasons
Root-cause classification of authentication issues.
Business Case
Prove ROI to CFO, CISO & Ops
Estimate savings from reduced SMS OTP reliance, fewer recovery tickets. Validate with real telemetry once you go live.
- Cut up to 70% of auth costs by reducing OTP and recovery overhead
- Reduce support volume for password resets by 50%
- Increase completion rates login flows
Alternatives
Without Corbado, banking passkey rollouts run blind
Corbado adds client-side telemetry and rollout governance to your IDP.
Rely on CIAM/SIEM logs
You get success/fail, not the client-side journey: prompt shown, cancel vs. failure or device gaps.
Use generic analytics tools
You can see drop-offs, but not root causes, WebAuthn errors or cross-device behavior.
Build dashboards in-house
Slow and expensive to get auth-native telemetry and you still only see your own edge cases.
FAQ for Banking Teams
resources for passkeys in the banking industry
How to successfully introduce passkeys in the banking industry?
Read our blog posts about introducing passkeys and learn from leaders.
Talk to a Passkey Expert
Get a rollout plan that balances fraud reduction, customer experience, and compliance without breaking your auth stack.
Architecture fit: IDP integration & deployment options
Success plan: adoption targets, cohorts, fallbacks, measurement
Business case: ROI model tailored to your OTP & support costs