5 MAY 2023 · Tuvimos el honor de intrevisar a nuestro cliente, Marcos Sierra que tiene una poliza de seguro de crédito con Meridian Finance Group como su corredor. Hablamos de su experiencia sobre el proceso y la utilización de seguro de crédito. También fue un honor hablar con una de nuestras representantes del Export Import Bank de los Estates Unidos, Elena Méndez para discutir cómo el programa de EXIM difiere de otras compañías de seguros de crédito y los beneficios del programa respaldado por el gobierno estadounidense. Más sobre Marcos Sierra: Marcos Sierra, Ingeniero Electrónico, egresado de la Universidad Simon Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela, se especializa en el área de instrumentación y control de proceso, siempre enfocado en el área de la Industria de Gas y Petróleo, empresario desde el año 1996 en Venezuela y desde Octubre del 2012 Fundador y Socio de Texpetrol, Inc.; Empresa dedicada a la venta y distribución de prestigiosas marcas de Valvulas, equipos de instrumentación y Sistemas de Detección de Fuego y Gas combustible para las industrias petroleras de Texas, Louisiana, y también exportando para Latino America y África, que es la parte que lo trae como invitado a esta entrevista. Más sobre Elena Mendez: Elena Méndez se incorporó a la oficina regional de Export-Import Bank en Miami desde el 2012 y es la principal responsable de ayudar a los exportadores estadounidenses en Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU. Antes de unirse a EXIM Bank, la Sra. Méndez había dedicado la mayor parte de su extensa carrera bancaria al comercio internacional, el desarrollo de nuevos negocios y la banca institucional y corporativa, trabajando para varias instituciones financieras globales. Su diversa experiencia incluye trabajar en colaboración con empresas nacionales y extranjeras; las sucursales y filiales en el extranjero de corporaciones multinacionales; instituciones financieras extranjeras; bancos centrales y gobiernos extranjeros. Desde el inicio de su carrera con Exim Bank, ha estado involucrada en los programas de préstamos que ofrece EXIM Bank.

13 FEB 2023 · Recession? Yes, no, maybe, just a little? This month we speak with Ruben Nizard, Economist for North America at Coface, and get his take on the economy, industries, and places to watch, in 2023. Coface is a global company providing trade credit insurance and specialty services including access to experts, and offerings like Business Intelligence and Non-Cancellable policies. They also help companies stay informed on risk through the publication of regular economist reports, country risk assessments, and other tools. Ruben Nizard is Coface Economist for North America, based in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) since January 2020. He is also Head of Political and Social Risk Analysis for the Economic Research Department. Ruben originally joined Coface and the Department in 2016, where he was responsible for Coface's Country Risk Analysis for Africa for three years, based in Bois-Colombe, France. Ruben holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and Humanities, as well as a Master's degree in Economics and Business from Sciences Po Paris. During his studies, he also studied business and economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA).

15 NOV 2022 · Meridian sits down with Dan Pische, National Director of Trade Finance at U.S. Small Business Administration, and Shadetra Robinson, STEP Program Director to learn about how exporters can benefit from new changes in the programs. Tune in to learn how companies that export can qualify to have their insurance premiums paid for through SBA grants! Find your state's STEP Awardee here: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/grants/state-trade-expansion-program-step/directory-step-awardees

16 JUN 2022 · This month we speak to Bill James of Creditsafe about how companies use credit reports in conjunction with credit insurance to automate and compliment their internal credit decisions. More about Creditsafe: Creditsafe are the world’s most used provider of business credit reports, having been founded in 1997 in Europe, Creditsafe now has 23 offices across 3 continents with over 110,000 customers. Creditsafe has been operating in the US for 10 years and can deliver US businesses over 365 million business credit reports instantly through their platform.

5 MAY 2022 · En honor al Cinco de Mayo, nuestro último episodio de Meridian Minutes está en español. Este mes, nuestros corredores bilingües se reúnen para discutir varios temas de seguros de crédito, como cómo y cuándo se usa, cómo se estructura y qué sucede cuando hay un reclamo. También invitamos a Eduardo Pieck, un corredor de seguros de crédito con sede en México para compartir su perspectiva. Más información sobre Pieck Credit Risk Managment: Eduardo Pieck director de Pieck Credit Risk en México y operamos como brokers especializados en seguros de crédito desde el 2002 sinedo uno de los principales participantes en el país. Trabajamos con las diferentes aseguradoras del mercado Solunion (Euler), Atradius, Coface y Cesce Mèxico, conocemos a detalle sus programas y mantenemos relaciones fuertes los que nos da la capacidad de suscribir en las mejores condiciones disponibles en el mercado mexicano. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, our latest episode of Meridian Minutes is in Spanish. This month our bilingual brokers get together to discuss various credit insurance topics such as how and when its used, how it is structured and what happens when there is a claim. We also invited Eduardo Pieck, a Mexican based credit insurance broker to share his perspective. More about Pieck Credit Risk Managment: Eduardo Pieck director of Pieck Credit Risk in Mexico and we have been operating as brokers specialized in credit insurance since 2002, being one of the main participants in the country. We work with the different insurers in the Solunion (Euler), Atradius, Coface and Cesce Mèxico market, we know their programs in detail and we maintain strong relationships that give us the ability to underwrite in the best conditions available in the Mexican market.

14 APR 2022 · This month we talk to Kati Suominen, SEO and Founder of NexTrade, a data and analytics company. Kati is a scholar, author, business and policy entrepreneur, innovating at the nexus of trade, digitization and finance to unlock trade and economic opportunities worldwide. While her work is focused mostly on governments, multilateral development banks, and Fortune 500s, we discuss how SMEs can leverage technology.

9 FEB 2022 · This month we speak with Dan North, Chief Economist at Euler Hermes about inflation, supply chain disruption & 2022’s economic outlook. As one of the leading U.S. economists, Dan North has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business News, ABC News Now, France 24, and Bloomberg Radio and Television. He has been quoted by USA Today, Barron’s, Bloomberg Business Week, The Washington Post, Paris Le Monde, and The Wall Street Journal.

30 NOV 2021 · Join us for a conversation with Chief Market Strategist and author of his book, "Making Sense of a Dollar," Marc Chandler of Bannockburn Global Forex, as he discusses F/X and what he's watching in 2022. Be sure to follow his blog "Marc to Market" and find him on Twitter @marcmakingsense.

28 OCT 2021 · In the lead-up to COP26, we speak with S&P Global about the nexus between climate change and credit risk. Our guests are Mona Naqvi (Head of ESG Capital Markets Strategy) and Jim Elder (Head of Credit Risk Solutions Market Strategy) at S&P Global. Our conversation addresses the nexus between climate change and credit risk. Whatever you believe about global warming, physical risks and transition risks of climate change are going to profoundly affect corporations, financial institutions, investor portfolios, and the economy at large. In the past, credit analysts have mostly focused on how climate change influences entire industries, with an emphasis on carbon producing and emitting sectors. New analytical tools—including S&P Global’s Climate Credit Analytics—enable us to develop more granular data about individual companies’ drivers and behavior with respect to climate change and a better understanding of how these factors impact their creditworthiness.

1 SEP 2021 · National Director of Trade Finance for the SBA, Dan Pische, describes the SBA export working capital programs and the value a lender gains by understanding these programs and being able to offer borrowers solutions.