Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) are a powerful new capability for Open Banking in the UK. It is a payment method that allows payers (end customers) to grant a single consent, or mandate in GoCardless language, that facilitates multiple payments; enabling innovation in payment experiences and the creation of new types of financial services.
“Sweeping” refers to a specific use case of VRP, where the payer must be paying from an account that they own into another account that they own. Further clarification on this definition can be found in: