Currencycloud Reviews

Pros

Some decent people especially in product

Cons

the business does not aim high enough

Pros

Great culture, benefits, autonomy over role etc.

Cons

Nothing, it's all great in my opinion

Pros

Great culture, Flexi working, nice people, smart people.

Cons

I don't have any cons currently

Pros

Benefits package is very good. Flexible working/WFH has been rolled out in a seamless way. Good allowance for WFH equipment.

Cons

A very heavy meeting culture, no balance between what could be said in an email vs dragging too many people into a meeting that did not need to happen. Very unclear progression structure across many areas, often more crucial departments are overlooked for those that are good at PR, but not actually benefiting the company in a greater way - basically, a select few. Some staff that have been with the company a while have been promoted into more senior level positions have become cold and egotistic towards other staff, when they were once friendly when part of the 'regular' workforce. The culture has changed from an engaging, fun and welcoming atmosphere to a 'Visa-Lite' corp - but the company still tries to pretend it has the startup culture. Many of the staff that added value, fun and diversity have left or are in the phase of leaving - mainly because of being overlooked, and then going on to get senior positions elsewhere, which the company tries to claim as a success. Certain departments have long been an 'Oxbridge only' majority, with one not even hiring any women until about 18 months ago. Hires for the last year or so are devoid of any real personality in the workplace, and fit the increasingly corporate mould. Major mounts of tech debt across nearly all functions, with engineers increasingly fed up. Exec level leadership has never been transparent and overall poor, although some have now left since the takeover, but many spent their time sharing social media links rather than knowing what their staff are doing or how they contribute. Pay is still under market rate in many, if not all departments despite the recent increase efforts. You can be expected to do multiple roles and not be compensated for it, and asking for support is often not taken seriously unless you fit the category of one of the favourites in a department. The training budget is mediocre at best, with no clear structure. Benefits and perks from Visa are still yet to be decided almost 7 months after the take over.

Pros

- people - tech stack - wage - remote

Cons

- nothing really, very cool company

Pros

- Culture, the company looks after us - People, across departments everyone is helpful, engaged and ready to help newcomers out - Great benefits package incl. access to therapy - Loads of learning resources + mentorship programme

Cons

- Recent chaos after being acquired by Visa. New layers of management and too many new initiatives requiring action simultaneously. Some of this is growing pains though and will settle over time - Salaries aren't competitive enough