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# MariBank Philippines

[Digital Banking](https://fintech.ph/category/digital-banking) [Savings](https://fintech.ph/category/savings) [Financial Inclusion](https://fintech.ph/category/financial-inclusion)

[Visit website](https://www.maribank.ph/)

- **Founded**: 1965
- **Headquarters**: Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines
- **Stage**: Public
- **Licences**: 2. BSP

## Overview

MariBank Philippines is the country's seventh BSP-licensed digital bank, owned by Singapore's Sea Limited, parent of Shopee. Built on the former Rural Bank of Pagsanjan (est. 1965) charter acquired by Sea, it launched as SeaBank in June 2022 and rebranded to MariBank in 2025. The BSP granted its digital banking certificate of authority on 8 July 2026, and it began operating under the upgraded licence on 18 July 2026. It offers a no-maintaining-balance savings account with daily-credited interest, free InstaPay/PESONet transfers, a debit card and loans, and reported ~US$1.16B in assets and 6M customers at end-2025.

### Products

- MariBank Savings Account
- MariBank Debit Card
- Free InstaPay & PESONet transfers
- Loans

### Serves

Consumers Online shoppers

## Funding and ownership

Stage

Public

Parent organisation: Sea Limited

### Investors and shareholders

Sea Limited (NYSE: SE)

## People

- Siew Ghee Kung Lim President

## Licences and certifications

- [BSP Digital Bank licence (certificate of authority issued 8 July 2026; operating as a digital bank from 18 July 2026)](https://fintech.ph/licence/digital-banks) [Check: BSP grants digital bank license to MariBank](https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/07/23/2544177/bsp-grants-digital-bank-license-maribank)
- Upgraded from its former Rural Bank licence (Rural Bank of Pagsanjan charter)
- BSP-supervised Certification
- PDIC-insured deposits up to PHP 1,000,000 Certification

## Awards and recognition

- Forbes World's Best Banks 2026 — ranked #1 in the Philippines

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## Contact and links

[maribank.ph](https://www.maribank.ph/)

- [tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@maribank.ph)
- [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MariBankPH)
- [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maribankph/)
- [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/maribank.ph/)

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