Ekata Reviews

* Some of the best people have left Ekata since the Mastercard acquisition, which has caused major loss of tribal knowledge and a complete dilution of the culture; most people at Ekata are <1 year in tenure, and there are no resources in place to make them successful * Compensation is frankly not competitive anymore, especially with the current job market; with the Mastercard acquisition, this has not improved, and the stock package is either non-existent for many employees or not compelling * Product has become less innovative, as the technical teams are bogged down by integration work with Mastercard systems, infrastructure, and products * There are some toxic leaders that get really political and just care about "looking good" * There are some bad lead indicators for Ekata: Mastercard politics, top employees leaving the company, overworked burnout culture, some really terrible people at VP-level, and the company missing badly on booking and revenue goals last year

Post-acquisition is all downhill. Promotions and pay raises were not followed through. Ekata's pay was never strong but Mastercard has made it worse with high deductible health plans and non-competitive LTIs. Nepotism exists at the highest levels and the only way you're moving up is to fall into the good graces of some VP. The people who actually do the work are few and most just cause noise. Projects are getting scrapped after months of work. Leadership has a "figure it out as we go" mentality instead of relying on industry experts or experienced leaders to create a vision. Inexperienced VPs that don't rely on data and process are causing confusion for all the teams they manage. Hiring is a complete joke. There's no reason to the hiring plan other than some VP thought it was a good idea.