Patent 11127010 was granted and assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. on September, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to communicate with an external device, a biometric authentication module configured to perform biometric authentication, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain biometric information of a user of the electronic device if a payment request is received, perform biometric authentication using the biometric information, send information associated with the biometric authentication to a first server located outside the electronic device, receive a session key, corresponding to the biometric authentication, from a second server located outside the electronic device, and send the session key and a payment token request to a third server located outside the electronic device.