Philippines · Financial institution
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Legal name in the LEI recordMETROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank) is a Philippine universal bank incorporated on 6 April 1962. Its head office is in Makati City. According to the bank, as of June 2026 GT Capital Holdings, Inc. held 39.8% of its shares, the Ty family and related parties 12.3% and the public 47.8%. It offers corporate, commercial, consumer, investment and trust banking. Through the Metrobank Group it also covers thrift banking, leasing and financing, bancassurance and credit cards. Its shares have been listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange since 1981.
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 549300SQYI82RVWFN715 (Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (MBTCKRSE). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- MBTCPHMMXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under MBTCPHMM directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1984-05-21
- Last updated
- 2024-04-10
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker MBT
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as Metrobank
- Ownership
- As of June 2026, GT Capital Holdings, Inc. held 39.8%, the Ty family and related parties 12.3% and the public 47.8%.
- Major shareholder
- GT Capital Holdings, Inc. 39.8% · 30 Jun 2026
- Stock listing
- Philippine Stock Exchange MBT
- Head office
- GT Tower International, 6813 Ayala Avenue corner H.V. Dela Costa Street, Barangay Bel-Air, 1227 Makati City, Philippines
- Company register
- SEC Registration No. 20573, Securities and Exchange Commission (Philippines)
Business lines
According to the bank, it serves large local and multinational corporations, middle-market and SME clients, high-net-worth individuals and retail customers, and reports more than 960 domestic branches and 27 foreign branches, subsidiaries and offices.
Online
- Websites & references
- metrobank.com.ph ↗
careers.metrobank.com.ph ↗ careers site
wealthinsights.metrobank.com.ph ↗ wealth research and insights site
Wikidata Q1925799 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- metrobank.com.ph
- metrobank.com.ph/articles/about-us/our-people
- metrobank.com.ph/about-us/company-overview
- metrobank.com.ph/about-us/investor-relations
- metrobank.com.ph/about-us/investor-relations-share-information
- metrobank.com.ph/articles/about-us/regulatory-filings-sec17c
- metrobank.com.ph/articles/metrobank-first-half-income-report-2026
- web-assets.metrobank.com.ph/1773387339-metrobank_sec-20-is-2025-preliminary-information-statement_12march-2026.pdf
- bworldonline.com/banking-finance/2026/05/22/751325/metrobank-taps-ex-sun-life-philippines-country-head-as-
- bilyonaryo.com/2025/09/23/p8-2-billion-shares-bought-ty-blings-gt-capital-loads-up-on-metrobank/business
- web-assets.metrobank.com.ph/1632735866-corresponding-banks-directory.pdf
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Fabian S. Dee President/Director
- Chair
- Arthur Ty Chairman
- Chief financial officer
- Renato K. De Borja Jr. Executive Vice President; Head of Financial & Control Sector
- Executive
- Francisco C. Sebastian Vice Chairman
- Executive
- Fernand Antonio A. Tansingco Senior Executive Vice President; Treasurer
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Philippines
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisor
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
The bank disclosed that director Anthony Paul C. Yap will become Head of Institutional Banking Sector on 1 January 2027.
metrobank.com.ph ↗ -
Leadership
Director Jose Vicente L. Alde resigned from the board. The board elected Benedicto C. Sison as independent director effective 20 May 2026.
bworldonline.com ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Happy Mar S. Lomigo as Head of Risk Management Group.
metrobank.com.ph ↗ -
Other
The bank listed PHP 35 billion of ASEAN Sustainability Bonds on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx).
metrobank.com.ph ↗ -
Other
GT Capital Holdings raised its shareholding in the bank from 37.32% to 39.84% by buying 113 million shares.
bilyonaryo.com ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Renato K. De Borja Jr. as Head of Financial & Control Sector.
metrobank.com.ph ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- MBTCPHMMXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- MBTCBank
- PHCountry · Philippines
- MMLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- Country · region
- Philippines · East Asia & Pacific
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1962
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company group has 7 institutions in the directory, in 6 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Metropolitan Bank (China) LTD, Philippine Savings Bank.
See the Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- GT TOWER INTERNATIONAL 6813 AYALA AVE CORNER HV DELA COSTA ST' MAKATI, METRO MANILA 1227 PHILIPPINES
- Operational address
- GT TOWER INTERNATIONAL 6813 AYALA AVE COR HV DELA COSTA ST MAKATI, METRO MANILA MANILA 1227 MANILA PHILIPPINES
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MBTCPHMMXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300SQYI82RVWFN715</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>MBTCPHMMXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300SQYI82RVWFN715</LEI>
<Nm>METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>MANILA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>PH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>GT TOWER INTERNATIONAL 6813 AYALA AVE CORNER HV DELA COSTA ST' MAKATI</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>METRO MANILA 1227</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Correspondent banking
2 other banks publish 2 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
2 other banks publish 2 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP | The Bank of East Asia, Limited Hong Kong SAR China | MBTCPHMM | — | inward remittance | hkbea.com ↗ dated Jul 2022 |
| PHP | The Commercial Bank (P.S.Q.C) Qatar | MBTCPHMM | 7423767211113 | settlement (SSI) | cbq.com.qa ↗ |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
Claim this profile
Work at Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company?
Claim this page to have it marked as verified by the bank, and to send us corrections. We verify every claim before anything changes on the page.
- 01Submit Tell us who you are, using your work email.
- 02We verify We check the email domain and confirm your role with the bank. This usually takes up to five business days.
- 03Profile claimed The page is marked as claimed and verified. You can send us corrections at any time.
Claim received
Thank you. We will email your work address once the claim is verified. Until then, the page stays unclaimed.
The claim was not sent. Try again, or email contact@elucidate.co.
Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · original.
Assess the financial crime risk behind a BIC
A BIC identifies an institution; it does not assess it. The Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks, built for correspondent banking and counterparty due diligence.
Book a demo