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VRPs: The Next Chapter in Recurring Payments, by Acquired

Member Event

17 Sep, 2026

5:00pm BST (2 hours)

London
England
United Kingdom

Join Acquired on Thursday 17 September at 5:00pm for an after-work panel discussion exploring how Commercial Variable Recurring Payments (cVRPs) are moving from concept to reality.

Hosted by Lawrence Byers, Principal Product Manager at Acquired, the panel features David Cox, Payments Strategy Lead at Virgin Media O2, and Briony Krikorian-Slade, Head of Governance & Strategy at UK Finance. Together, they'll discuss the opportunities, challenges, and real-world progress shaping the future of cVRPs.

Rather than focusing on the terminology, this session explores how modern account-to-account payments are becoming a commercial reality. Discover how the UK Payments Initiative (UKPI) is shaping the framework for cVRPs, why enterprise merchants are preparing for adoption, and how VRPs offer a real-time alternative to Direct Debit and card-on-file payments by tackling failed payments, card expiries, and rising scheme fees.

What you will hear:

A clear, plain-English view of what VRPs are and how they compare to Direct Debit and cards for recurring payments
Why businesses are adopting VRPs now, in which sectors, and how the industry is working to help the rail scale
How VRPs perform in the real world
How businesses are using VRPs day to day, whether on their own or alongside Direct Debit and cards, routing each customer to the method best placed to serve them

You'll also have the chance to put questions to the panel, then stay for food and drinks to catch up with peers across the payments world.

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