RECCo Appoints Raidiam and PayPoint to Deliver the Trust Framework for the Consumer Consent Solution

WHY THIS MATTERS

The appointment of Raidiam and PayPoint by the Retail Energy Code Company (RECCo) on May 14, 2026, represents a foundational milestone in the digitalization of the Great Britain (GB) retail energy market. Acting under explicit direction from energy regulator Ofgem, RECCo is building a centralized, digital Consumer Consent Solution (CCS). This framework is designed to give households an explicit, secure interface to grant, manage, and instantly revoke permission for third parties to access their private smart meter and utility usage data.

Historically, managing data consent across the energy sector has been highly fragmented, inconsistent, and manually intensive. This structural opacity has acted as a massive bottleneck to Consumer-Led Flexibility (CLF)—a critical regulatory pillar needed to accelerate the UK’s transition to a fully decarbonized power grid by 2030. Without standard, secure protocols to share granular consumption information, innovative tech platforms cannot efficiently onboard households onto dynamic, time-of-use flexible tariffs, automated home energy management systems, or localized virtual power plants (VPPs). By selecting Raidiam—the elite architect behind the digital trust perimeters for the UK, Brazil, and Australia Open Banking ecosystems—alongside cash and digital payment delivery champion PayPoint, RECCo is installing the exact technical and operational machinery required to turn energy data into a secure, standardized, and liquid commodity.

RECCo, the Retail Energy Code Company, has appointed Raidiam and PayPoint to support the development of the Trust Framework that underpins the Consumer Consent Solution (CCS) for the GB retail energy market. The appointment marks a key step towards a more secure, standardised and consumer-focused approach to data consent in energy.

As a Trust Framework partner, Raidiam will bring its expertise in digital trust infrastructure and open data ecosystems to the design and implementation of the CCS. PayPoint will provide the operational service model and service management capability needed to help CCS operate as an enduring service.

Together, these appointments will provide the secure, transparent and trusted foundations needed to manage consumer consent with confidence, supporting both consumers and the wider industry.

Supporting the future of flexible energy

Trusted, standardised consent is central to enabling Consumer-Led Flexibility, helping consumers take part in flexible tariffs and new energy services while maintaining clear control over how their data is accessed and used. The CCS Trust Framework and supporting operational model are designed to reduce fragmentation, improve interoperability and provide market participants with a dependable framework for participation.

Turning the framework into an operational service

The appointment of Raidiam and PayPoint represents a significant milestone in CCS delivery, moving the programme closer to a fully operational model for consumer consent in the energy market.

John Heaton-Armstrong, Head of Business and Commercial Strategy, Raidiam, said:

“We’re pleased to be working with RECCo and PayPoint on this important step for the Consumer Consent Solution in the GB retail energy market. Trusted consent infrastructure is essential to Consumer-Led Flexibility, and the decisions made now will help shape a market that is more secure, interoperable and consumer-led.”

RECCo will continue to work closely with Ofgem, industry stakeholders and consumer bodies as the Trust Framework develops, ensuring the design is shaped by practical use and sector input.

FF NEWS TAKE

The execution of the CCS framework proves that the underlying data architecture of Open Finance is officially swallowing the global utility sector. This strategy relies on an explicit division of execution duties between the two newly appointed trust framework partners.

Raidiam is deploying its battle-tested, API-driven security infrastructure to design a robust, GDPR-aligned technical ecosystem. Crucially, its engine handles more than 12 billion API calls monthly worldwide, allowing RECCo to instantly eliminate the risk of generalized data leaks while ensuring absolute semantic interoperability between energy suppliers, brokers, and smart-tech providers. Concurrently, PayPoint is providing the resilient back-office operational service management models required to scale the system into an enduring public utility. Following the successful closure of RECCo’s intensive CCS Design Consultation in late March 2026, the joint delivery roadmap is targeting the formal launch of a Minimum Marketable Product (MMP) by March 2027. By introducing a unified, state-enforced license obligation for energy suppliers to record data permissions consistently, this framework turns consumer data privacy from a defensive compliance cost center into an active, pro-competitive market engine.