John Lyons

Experienced Financial Services Executive, Advisor, Non-Executive Director, Fintech/PayTech Judge and Coach

London, England, United Kingdom

About

A versatile and collaborative Executive leader and Non-Executive Director with global experience, working at divisional board level in financial services. Experience includes: Operations, Client Services, Product & Channel Management, Sales & Relationship Management, Partnerships & Procurement, Strategy, Innovation and Change.

Experience

  • Advisory Roles at Various
    Jun 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

    - Bank of England - Strategic Advisory Forum - RTGS/CHAPS - UK Finance - Payments Product & Services Board - Pay.UK - Strategic Participants Group - NPA

  • TSB Bank (4 yrs 11 mos)
    • Director of Operations
      Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Accountable for: - Active Operations - Payments and Account Management Services - Transactional Fraud Operations - Partnerships and Open Banking - Procurement and Supply Chain - Environmental Sustainability

    • Director of Payments & Partnerships
      Nov 2019 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Accountable for: - Payments strategy, scheme liaison, strategic programmes and operations - Curation of new partnerships to support the TSB strategic objectives - Open Banking

    • Director
      Aug 2017 - Nov 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Payments Director accountable for: - overall payments leadership for the bank - payments strategy, Innovation, design and development - payment scheme management and development - strategic payment partnerships - payment industry and regulator engagement -

  • Head of Strategy, Innovation & Business Development, Payments at Royal Bank of Scotland Business
    Jun 2014 - Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Responsible for the development of the RBS Payments Business. Accountabilities include: - Strategy development in response to changing customer behaviour, regulatory change and technology development - Ownership and management of overseas agent bank relationships. - Development and management of strategic partnerships - Payment product management & development - Working with partners and fintechs to build new payments propositions - Management of relationships with bank brands (RBS, NatWest, Coutts, Ulster Bank etc.)

  • Non Executive Board Member at CHAPS Clearing Company Ltd
    Oct 2016 - Feb 2017 · 5 mos

    Additionally a member of the Strategy & Finance Committee. Stood down February 2017 following resignation from RBS.

  • Non Executive Board Member at VocaLink
    May 2015 - Feb 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos