We believe money should move as fast as information
Meridian was born from a frustration: why does it take two days for a payment to settle when an email arrives in milliseconds? We set out to build payment infrastructure that matches the speed of modern software — instant, reliable, and transparent.
What we believe
Move fast, break nothing
Speed without reliability is just chaos. We ship daily but every deploy is gated by 4,000+ automated tests.
Default to transparency
Our status page shows real numbers. Our pricing has no hidden fees. Our API errors are descriptive, not cryptic.
Earn trust in basis points
Trust in payments is measured in fractions of a percent. Every decimal point of uptime and fraud reduction is earned.
Build for the CFO, not just the CTO
Great payment infrastructure is invisible to engineers and legible to finance teams.
Our journey
Founded in San Francisco by former Stripe and Plaid engineers
First $1M in processed volume. Seed round from Andreessen Horowitz
$100M monthly volume. SOC 2 Type II certified. Series A
Launched instant settlements. 150+ countries supported
$1B monthly volume. PCI DSS Level 1. Series B
$47M daily volume. 99.99% uptime for 18 consecutive months
The team behind the infrastructure — San Francisco, 2026