It's a common feature of payment processors to reduce the number of transaction failures due to expired but not updated payment records. Here's Braintree's page

It's a common feature of payment processors to reduce the number of transaction failures due to expired but not updated payment records. Here's Braintree's page on it: https://www.braintreepayments.com/features/account-updater https://www.braintreepayments.com/features/account-updater