What are you trying to use as your payment method, credit or debit card ? If it's a debit card then not all seem to still be accepted by iTunes, and they might no longer be accepted at all in some countries.
For a card to have a chance of being accepted it needs to be registered to the same name and address (including format and spacing etc) that you have on your iTunes account, and have been issued by a bank in the country where you are (and therefore the country which is on your iTunes account) : If your payment method is declined, or you have a billing issue with a previous purchase in the iTunes Store - Apple Sup…
Try just logging into the account and see if you can remove the card (if you can remove it you should be able to download app updates), or try a different card : Change or remove your Apple ID payment information in the iTunes Store - Apple Support