Natalia Bedia Palacios

Natalia Bedia Palacios has extensive experience in legal counsel roles, particularly within the financial and regulatory sectors. At PayPal, from April 2019 to January 2021, Natalia served as Commercial Legal Counsel for Southern, Northern, and Central/Eastern Europe, where responsibilities included negotiating and managing merchant agreements and implementing legal policies across diverse jurisdictions. Additionally, as Legal Counsel for Spain and Portugal, responsibilities encompassed drafting commercial contracts and ensuring compliance with EU regulations. Earlier in the career, Natalia worked as a Legal Operations Specialist, providing legal advice on payment services regulation. Before joining PayPal, Natalia was a Trainee Lawyer at Pedro Beltran Abogados, focusing on Corporate Law, Banking and Finance Law, and Intellectual Property. Natalia's educational background includes an Executive Programme in Financial Institutions and Financial Regulation from IE Business School and a Master's Degree in Corporate Law from Centro de Estudios Garrigues.