Apple Pay to the Rescue
At that point, I figured I was just in a lull between the main account closing and the changes propagating to the Apple Pay device account. I had only made the transaction about five minutes after the card was cancelled, after all. Either way, the payment hadn’t been declined and I had my beer.
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The next morning, however, while going through my email, I saw an automated message from Citicard AAdvantage that explained what had happened the previous evening.
I don’t need to do anything further! For any consumer who’s experienced card fraud, this is a huge benefit to Apple Pay.