As new forms of artificial intelligence speed up fraudsters’ ability to steal online account credentials, security experts are advising financial institutions to move away from passwords and implement passkey login capabilities to prevent future losses.

Passwords have been seen as problematic by online security experts for decades, says Andrew Shikiar, executive director and CEO of the FIDO Alliance, a global organization of technology providers created to eliminate passwords altogether. 


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