Pia Sorvillo

Pia Sorvillo is the Lead Government Relations for the EU at the Electronic Money Association.

A qualified attorney, Pia spent several years in private practice prior to moving to in-house.

As public policy and government relations expert, Pia has shaped regulatory positioning and outreach strategy for prominent global providers of payment solutions, representing their interests with the EU institutions, central banks, industry bodies, national regulators and policy-makers.

Pia has worked extensively on the negotiation and adoption of major EU payments laws such as the Payment Services Directive (PSD) and its reviews, the e-money Directive, the Interchange Fees Regulation, etc.

An Italian by nationality, Pia lives in Brussels since 1996: she thrives in the multicultural environment of the capital of Europe and speaks 4 languages fluently.