Ross Taylor

Head of Payments and Liquidity Sales, Lloyds Bank

Ross Taylor is a senior banking leader at Lloyds Banking Group, currently serving as Head of Payment and Liquidity Sales within Commercial Banking Coverage. He brings deep expertise across merchant services, commercial cards, cash management, and liquidity solutions, with a strong track record of driving sales performance, leading high-performing teams, and shaping strategic initiatives. Ross is known for his practical, results-focused approach, combining commercial insight with disciplined execution. He works closely with senior stakeholders to drive standards, deliver growth, improve customer outcomes, and navigate regulatory and operational complexity. Alongside his professional focus, he is passionate about developing people, improving sales capability, and applying data-driven insights to decision-making. Outside work, Ross is actively involved in youth sport, supporting the development of young rugby players.

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.