Matteo Piccolo

Mastercard

Executive Vice President, Advisors Business Development Europe

Matteo Piccolo began his professional experience at Mastercard in 2012 in the Advisors Italy function, heading the delivery team in the Consulting area. As Client Business Leader, in the first years, he was responsible for managing relationships and selling Mastercard products and services to large customers. In 2016 it launched the Data Partnership activity in Europe for the sale of services based on Mastercard data assets through alternative channels and resale partners; subsequently he managed the Data Platforms business for the dissemination of new skills in Europe. In 2019 he assumed the role of leader of the Advisors Europe Function, supervising the Consulting, Innovation, Data, Analytics and Test & Learn products. He then transitioned to a global role leading Mastercard's data and services sales strategy, leading up to his 2023 appointment as Europe-wide leader of Mastercard Services. Before joining Mastercard, Matteo spent 8 years at Ernst & Young as a Senior Manager in the Advisory practice - leading large Clients in the FI, Telco, A&D and Real Estate sectors - and 2 years at Accenture in the Consulting practice. Matteo holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Rome.