Eva María Santervás

Eva is a Senior Associate of the Financial Regulation Practice in Deloitte Legal. She joined the Firm in 2011 and has more than 11 years of experience advising the main Spanish and international financial institutions and fintech in complex regulatory matters. She is well versed in the relationship between technology and the financial sector, and her clients value her know-how and reactivity. She counsels clients on the domestic and cross-border regulatory aspects of cutting-edge fintech initiatives, including technology innovations in legislation, lending (BNPL), payments, banking services, e-money, AML and digital assets.

Eva is part of both the Global Practice of Blockchain & Digital Assets and the European Practice of Fintech & Innovation within Deloitte. She advises clients on the impact of regulatory change on their business, licensing, engagement with regulators, launching of new products, international expansion and structuring. She has also deep experience in advising fintech, financial institutions, football clubs, retailers and hotel sector companies, amongst others, in complex digital assets projects related to crypto custody services, payments using crypto, issuance of fan tokens, NFTs, etc.

Eva combines the business world with the academic field and since 2020 she is a teacher on Compliance in IE Business School LLM programs.

Education

• Blockchain in Legal | Executive Program IMMUNE Technology Institute (2021 - 2021)
• Master's Degree in Executive Management (MBA) Universidad Pontificia Comillas (2011 — 2013)
• International Business Major San Diego State University (2010 — 2011)
• Double Bachelor's Degree in Law & Business Administration and Management Universidad de Valladolid (2005 — 2011)

Companies

• Associate Professor | Master in Global Corporate Compliance (LL.M./MSL) IE Business School (2020)
• Senior Associate | Financial Regulation Deloitte Legal (2015)
• Senior Consultant | Financial Advisory Services Deloitte (2011 — 2015)
• Intern | Tax Garrigues (2010 — 2010)