PayPal Introduces More Secure Payments with Passkeys

Had to do a double take on the link - now I'm just permanently paranoid with all the phishing links going around.

tl;dr:

> The new PayPal log in option will first be available to iPhone, iPad, or Mac users on PayPal.com and will expand to additional platforms as those platforms add support for passkeys.

>Once existing customers log in to PayPal with a browser on desktop or mobile web using their existing PayPal credentials such as a username and password, they will have the option to "Create a passkey." Customers will then be prompted to authenticate with Apple Face ID or Touch ID. Then the passkey will be automatically created, and next time PayPal customers log in, they won't need to use or manage a password again.

>If they have devices that don't support passkeys yet, users can still use an iPhone to log in with a PayPal passkey. Users simply scan the QR code that will appear after they enter their PayPal User ID.

Rollout in the US today, other countries early in 2023.