Meridian Finance Group was organized in 1993 to help equipment manufacturers increase their export sales, primarily by arranging medium-term equipment financing for their customers in emerging foreign markets. It provides credit, insurance, trade finance, and international investment services including access to tools for cross-border microcredit and microfinance. Where traditional credit and financing criteria are not applicable, for example, programs for suppliers and buyers can be developed based on the tenor of their underlying relationships rather than relying on credit reports, financial statements, etc.