System and method for facilitating the delivery of secure hyperlinked content via mobile messaging

A computer implemented method for sending secure content to a content recipient via a mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving a content delivery message containing a URL to a web resource containing the secure content, the URL being received by a third-party proxy service;
• responsive to receiving the message, the third-party proxy service:
• a) sends a message to the mobile device containing a proxied URL selectable for routing the mobile device to the secure content page, via the third-party proxy service;
• b) receives a content request from the mobile device for accessing the proxied URL;
• c) communicates with the mobile device to authenticate the user, based on biometric data provided by the user;
• and
• d) responsive to determining that the user is the content recipient based on a positive authentication, proxying the content request to the web resource containing the secure content.