Abstract: The method for setting up a recurring payment comprises, at a cardholder's mobile device, receiving from a merchant server a first message comprising an offer requiring a recurring payment. Upon reception of a cardholder's input accepting the offer, an application server in communication with a database storing payment credentials for payment cards from an issuer bank associated with the cardholder is requested to generate a virtual card number, VCN, associated with one of the payment cards and to transmit to the issuer bank VCN data associated with the VCN and indicating the acceptance of the offer. The VCN data are sent to the merchant server with a second message indicating the cardholder's acceptance of the offer. The second message is configured to enable the merchant server, upon reception of the second message, to send the VCN data to the issuer bank for validation of the recurring payment.