Remove credit cards from ApplePay when you can't turn on your phone
I had an iPhone XS Max where I had 3 cards in my Apple wallet. However, the phone had water damage from the pool and can no longer be revived. I already bought a new iPhone - iPhone 11 Pro Max and when I tried to add the same 3 cards onto my new phone, it wouldn't let me saying "Add the card later or contact the card issuer".
I called my bank and they asked to remove the card from my old phone and then try to add it, which of course I cannot do. I called Apple Support to see if they can remove it from their end since I tried to remove them under Apple ID under the old phone device, no luck.
Now I just wonder if Apple ever thought about this scenario where someone lost their phone or couldn't be turned on and couldn't remove from their Apple ID, how can they still use the same card on a future device?
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13