Replacing expired credit card in Apple Wallet?

[dave559]

My credit card has just expired (a somewhat inconvenient time of year for it to occur!) and so I possibly need to update Apple Wallet, or do I?

The new credit card has the same number as the old one, but has a different card security code, and has a new expiry date, of course. Apple Wallet hasn't complained about its existing copy of the (old) card being invalid (although I haven't tried to buy anything with this card since it expired), so do I actually need to delete the existing card from Apple Wallet, and then add the new one as a replacement, or can I safely just leave the existing setup to continue?

(aside: It's odd how credit cards seem to keep the same number indefinitely, whereas debit card numbers seem to change whenever the debit card is replaced by a new one.)

 

[NoBoMac]

The Wallet copy is a different card number, expiration date vs physical, so in most cases, card issuer will update the card/information automatically, so no need to delete it.

Update your cards in Apple Wallet - Apple Support

See how to change your default Apple Pay card, update billing information, and remove cards.

support.apple.com

 

[now i see it]

Excerpt from above link:

“

Update your Apple Pay card number and expiration date​

With Apple Pay, your payment card has a unique Device Account Number used to process payments and an expiration date associated with that Device Account Number.
If your card expires or you otherwise get a new card:

• The card number and expiration date linked to the Device Account Number should be updated automatically.
• If your card issuer doesn’t support these updates, you might need to remove the card and add it again”

 

[dave559]

Thanks for the information! That's useful to know that Apple Pay "should" be able to update the details automatically.

 

[DotCom2]

I know this thread is pretty old but I just had the same issue of not knowing how to update a debit card's expiration date and no info in the Wallet regarding such. I found this thread and it saved the day! Thank you!

 

[Anilu7]

Thanks for the information! That's useful to know that Apple Pay "should" be able to update the details automatically.

I found this just now: https://livewell.com/finance/how-to-update-expired-credit-card-on-apple-pay/ I was hoping I didn’t have to remove and re-add the card. How did it work for you?