Sarah Billings

Sarah T. Billings is senior vice president and group manager responsible for Global Payments at PNC. In her role, she manages the enterprise payments platforms supporting Treasury Management, Retail, and Capital Markets, among other businesses. Additionally, Billings is responsible for product management for the Treasury Management payments suite and international treasury management products.

Billings leads the strategic planning and execution of a multi-year roadmap that enables PNC clients to take advantage of the latest innovations in payments to power their business functions. Billings and her team have positioned PNC as a leader in payments innovation, as evidenced by award-winning services, such as ePayments (2023 Aite Impact Award for Cash Management and Payments) and Intelligent Routing (2023 Celent Model Bank Awards for Simplifying Payments). Billings was also named one of Chicago’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Finance by Crain’s Chicago Business.

Prior to joining PNC, Billings was the managing director and head of global payments and deposits platforms at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Billings plays an active role in the industry, serving on the Nacha Board of Directors and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s PAY-4th Advisory Group. She also serves on the Women in Payments (WIP) Advisory Board and leads PNC’s sponsorship of the annual WIP Unicorn Challenge, combining her passion for promoting diversity by recognizing women-led fintechs. Billings regularly speaks at national and international conferences, including the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP), Nacha Faster Payments Conference, Women in Payments USA and Canadian Symposia, among others. Billings graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor