When a card is updated, the merchant (via payment provider) can request the updated card details. This is meant to avoid disruption in recurring charges, but ha

When a card is updated, the merchant (via payment provider) can request the updated card details. This is meant to avoid disruption in recurring charges, but has the side-effect of surprising unsuspecting customers. If you don’t like this functionality, your bank/card issuer may let you disable, but there are no guarantees.