Avoid these mistakes when testing passkeys in iOS / Android apps
mDLs in Bank Onboarding and KYC
Here are this week’s topics that you don’t wanna miss out on!
📱 Testing Passkey Flows in Native iOS & Android Apps
🏦 ISO 18013-7 mDLs in Bank Onboarding and KYC
Questions from passkey projects
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#24 Are QR codes recommended for passkey authentication?
QR codes are generally best avoided or only used as a last fallback. While theoretically helpful, QR codes can confuse users - particularly less tech-savvy demographics - and may rely on Bluetooth availability, which isn’t always consistent across devices.
Testing passkeys in native apps is way harder than it looks
Passkeys feel effortless to users, but testing them in native iOS and Android apps is anything but simple. This guide breaks down why native passkey QA is a different beast than web testing and why simulators alone won’t save you. It walks through a clear testing pyramid: unit tests for your logic, integration tests for the full WebAuthn flow and real-device system tests where most bugs actually show up.
You’ll learn where things usually break - Apple’s AASA caching, Android OEM UI quirks, biometric prompts in CI and all the ugly cancel and timeout paths users hit in real life. There’s also a concrete “Definition of Done” and a pre-flight checklist you can actually hand to QA before launch. If you think you’ve tested passkeys because “login worked once on your phone,” this article will change your mind.
Digital IDs are coming to bank KYC - faster than you think
For years, online bank onboarding meant scanning plastic IDs, awkward selfies, and video calls. That’s starting to change. This article explains how mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), based on the ISO 18013-7 standard, are becoming the new foundation for digital KYC. It breaks down what’s actually happening in the US, Australia and Europe - from early pilots with Apple Wallet to strict regulatory pushes like the EU’s EUDI Wallet. You’ll see why some markets are moving fast, others more cautiously, and why the tech standard behind all of this really matters. The big takeaway: KYC is shifting from manual checks to one-tap, cryptographically verified identity sharing. But who’s leading this change - regulators, tech platforms or banks themselves?
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