How Pass App uses Turnkey to simplify onchain transactions for its AI-powered wallets

Learn how this next-gen wallet solution uses Turnkey to conceal onchain complexities without compromising on security.

• 2 weeks to full integration
• 6 months of engineering time saved
• 99.99% uptime since the partnership began (with 0.01% being planned downtime)

“With Turnkey, we saved at least six months of engineering time, integrated in just a few weeks, and have had perfect uptime since launch. That kind of reliability and speed is rare — especially at this level of security.” — Josh Ben-David, CEO at Pass App

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Pass App is the world's first wallet solution that empowers its users to access the world of crypto through natural language. By combining LLM trading agents with a highly intuitive UX, Pass App enables even the least crypto-savvy users to take control over their onchain actions.

Challenge: Abstracting private key and seed phrase management while maintaining security

Pass App wanted to lower the technical barriers to entry into crypto trading with a seamless and non-custodial wallet solution. Its key differentiator is providing access to AI-powered trading agents that empower users to execute onchain actions using natural language.

The problem? Private key and seed phrase management. Pass App’s team knew streamlining onchain actions via AI agents was only half the battle. To ensure the wallet solution was truly user-friendly upon launch, CEO Josh Ben-David turned his attention toward the most frustrating and risk-prone elements of web3: the user experience.

Having spent nearly a decade building wallet infrastructure from the ground up, Ben-David knew private keys and seed phrases were crucial to securing and recovering user funds. However, asking less crypto-savvy users to manage these steps right out of the gate would scare most away from the space entirely.

To conceal these complexities without compromising on security, Ben-David sought a key management infrastructure solution that would: 

• End-to-end private key management: Pass App needed a partner that would abstract the need for users to manage private keys after creating in-app wallets.
• Deliver user-friendly recovery flows: Rather than asking users to write down and store a 24-word seed phrase in a paper wallet, Pass App needed a solution that would offer more conventional recovery flows.
• Offer enterprise-grade security out of the box: The ideal solution would store users' private keys within a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) to eliminate the possibility of a breach.

Shortly into his search, Ben-David and his team discovered Turnkey. After seeing how leading onchain companies (like Parallel Studios, Droppp, and DIMO) were using the wallet infrastructure to power best-in-class DeFi and trading experiences, he knew he had found the ideal solution. 

“People don’t want to manage private keys or seed phrases just to get started in the crypto space. With Turnkey, we’ve created an experience where they don’t have to; they just scan their face and sign.”

Solution: Accelerated wallet creation and seamless recovery with Turnkey

Turnkey's developer-friendly APIs and hands-on onboarding support meant Ben-David was able to implement Pass App's wallet infrastructure within weeks.

"It was one of the quickest infrastructure integrations I've seen. We were still live within a month."

This not only cut an estimated six months of engineering effort if they were to build in-house, but it also empowered Pass App to fast-track time to market.

With Turnkey’s embedded wallets, Pass App users can create in-app wallets simply by registering a passkey tied to their Face ID or Touch ID — no private keys or seed phrases required. Signing a transaction is also as simple as approving it with biometrics, while behind the scenes, Turnkey secures key operations inside Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).

Turnkey also enabled a non-custodial recovery flow out of the box. If a user needs to recover a lost wallet, they can regain access to it simply by providing and verifying their email. The best part? Because these flows are 100% non-custodial, Pass App's support team doesn't need to lift a finger to ensure users have access to their wallets.

With AI agents managing onchain transactions and Turnkey providing core key management infrastructure, Pass App eliminated crypto's technical barriers to entry on day one.

“Turnkey makes non-custodial recovery simple for real users — no backup codes, no technical hurdles, no need to ever touch a private key. It’s security without the stress, built for scale.”

Results: Streamlined onboarding, frictionless trading, and a foundation for increased adoption

With Turnkey, Pass App launched a best-in-class AI-powered wallet solution that effortlessly blends simplicity with security.

And the results speak for themselves:

• 2 weeks to full integration
• 6 months of engineering time saved
• 99.99% uptime since the partnership began (with 0.01% being planned downtime)

Looking ahead, Pass App is eager to work with Turnkey to strengthen the use cases surrounding its AI agents. Ben-David is especially eager to empower Pass App's more technical users to execute complex transaction types through the agents while leaning on Turnkey as a verification layer.

“We’re building AI agents that interact with crypto on your behalf, and Turnkey’s infrastructure empowers us to scale that securely.”

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