Linda Weston

Head of Make & Take Payments, Lloyds Bank

Linda Weston is a senior payments executive with a distinguished track record in leading transformation across the financial services industry. As Head of Make & Take Payments at Lloyds, she leads the cards and payments business for the business and commercial bank, driving both strategic growth and cultural change at scale. Known for her authentic and impactful leadership style, Linda specialises in designing and executing forward-looking strategies that enable innovation, scalability, and sustainable growth. She has consistently delivered strong outcomes for customers and organisations alike, bringing a deep understanding of the evolving payments landscape and the opportunities it presents. With experience spanning multiple financial institutions, Linda is passionate about building high-performing, inclusive teams and shaping the future of payments through technology, partnerships, and customer-centric innovation.

Finance

1 Breakout sessions: Series two

Lloyds Bank: Connecting finance and operations - Rethinking payments across the trust ecosystem

This strategic panel discussion brings together payments expertise from Lloyds alongside sector insight, including reflections from James Rant to explore the changing role of payments and financial operations across trusts. We examine streamlined payment processes, stronger controls and better integration, and the role they play in supporting efficiency, resilience, and visibility across organisations. The session also explores the evolving payments landscape, including straight through processing and embedded payments as part of wider digital transformation. Discover techniques for improving visibility, reducing friction in procure-to-pay workflows and preparing for future payment models. Ideal for CFOs, COOs, finance directors, procurement, and operations leaders.