API Product

Variable Recurring Payments

Let customers set up flexible, consent-driven recurring payments โ€” variable amounts, adjustable schedules, instant execution. No card-on-file, no mandates, no direct debit delays.

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Core Capabilities

Recurring payments that customers actually control

VRP removes friction from subscriptions, sweeping and bill payments โ€” all within a single consent grant.

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Consumer VRP (Sweeping)

Me-to-me transfers between a customer's own accounts โ€” ideal for savings automation, ISA contributions and cash management.

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Commercial VRP

Business-to-business recurring payments with variable amounts โ€” subscriptions, utilities, and invoice auto-pay without direct debit delays.

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Customer-Controlled Limits

Customers set max amount, frequency and expiry at consent time. Full transparency builds trust and reduces disputes.

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Instant Execution

Payments execute via Faster Payments and SEPA Instant rails โ€” no 3-day clearing cycles, funds arrive in seconds.

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Revocable Consent

Customers revoke consent at any time via your app or their bank. No chargebacks, no disputes โ€” just clean cancellation.

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Webhook Notifications

Real-time webhooks fire on every payment execution, consent change, and failure โ€” so your system stays perfectly in sync.

How It Works

Consent once, pay forever

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Create Consent

POST a VRP consent with max amount, currency, frequency and expiry. Ironledge returns a redirect URL.

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Customer Authorises

Customer is redirected to their bank, reviews limits and approves via biometric or PIN โ€” one time only.

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Initiate Payments

Use the consent token to trigger payments up to the agreed limit at any time โ€” no customer interaction needed.

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Webhook Confirms

Ironledge fires a webhook on settlement. Track all payments against the consent via the management dashboard.

Use Cases

The recurring payment rail fintechs trust

Consumer Finance

Savings Automation

Sweep spare change or fixed amounts into ISAs, savings pots and investment accounts โ€” automatically, every payday.

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Subscriptions

Subscription Billing

Replace card-on-file for SaaS, streaming, and membership platforms. Lower failure rates, no card expiry issues.

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Utilities

Variable Bill Payment

Energy and utility providers collect variable monthly bills via VRP โ€” no direct debit delays, exact amounts paid.

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Developer Experience

Consent once. Execute anytime.

Create a VRP consent in one call. Ironledge handles the redirect, SCA flow and consent management โ€” you trigger payments whenever you need them.

create-vrp-consent.js
// Create a VRP consentPOSThttps://api.ironledge.com/v1/vrp/consents{"max_amount": 50000, "currency": "GBP", "frequency": "monthly", "valid_until": "2027-01-01", "redirect_uri": "https://yourapp.com/vrp/callback"}// Execute payment against consentPOSThttps://api.ironledge.com/v1/vrp/payments{"consent_id": "vrp_8aCx...", "amount": 3200}

Replace direct debits.
Go live with VRP today.

Faster, cheaper and more flexible than direct debit โ€” with customer consent built in from day one.

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