Good product and people, but poor leadership and HR dominance undermine growth - Finance Director Soldo Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We can see that fairness and consistency are important to you, these principles are also fundamental to how we operate and sit at the core of everything we are building here at Soldo. We are proud of the networks we have and the enthusiasm we experience from people in those networks who want to join Soldo. We always ensure all recruitment decisions are made against clear role requirements, are assessed objectively, and based on skills, experience and capability. It is important for both parties to be clear about what we each offer and if we fit, We do not make appointments on any other basis and never make appointments just because a candidate may already be in the networks we have. Similarly, we are surprised when we see concerns regarding gender and diversity. Soldo is proud to employ colleagues from 25 different nationalities, a diversity that strengthens our culture and underpins our success. On gender representation, we consistently outperform our sector benchmarks. Industry data from EY and Sifted shows that women make up around 28% of the UK FinTech workforce; at Soldo, women represent over 37% of our team. This is even more pronounced at executive level, where 43% of our executive team are women, and this will rise to 57% in March 2026. This compares with a sector average of just 20%. We encourage team members to raise questions or concerns directly so they can be discussed and addressed and we are always very happy to explore ways in which we can improve further in these areas. We wish you the very best of success in the future and thank you for your time spent at Soldo.