Methods of payment token lifecycle management on a mobile device

A method comprising:

• receiving, in a computer system, an authorization request for a payment transaction, the authorization request including a token and an obsolete expiration date for the token;
• accessing an entry for the token in a token database to look up a current expiration date for the token;
• replacing the obsolete expiration date with the looked-up current expiration date;
• and
• transmitting, from the computer system, the authorization request with the current expiration date.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing program instructions, the program instructions controlling the processor to perform operations as follows:
• receiving an authorization request for a payment transaction, the authorization request including a token and an obsolete expiration date for the token;
• accessing an entry for the token in a token database to look up a current expiration date for the token;
• replacing the obsolete expiration date with the looked-up current expiration date;
• and
• transmitting the authorization request with the current expiration date.