
In 1988, Metrobank entered into a joint venture with Japan's largest automotive manufacturer and Mitsui Corporation to establish Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation. It established its own credit card company, Unibancard Corporation (now Metrobank Card Corporation) in 1986. In 1981, Metrobank was listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange and acquired its universal banking license, gaining significant equity ownerships in local and international subsidiaries. The Foundation has since become one of the largest and most respected charitable organizations in Asia. in 1979, putting emphasis on both business success and community contribution. It established Metrobank Foundation, Inc. It later established branches in the United States mainland cities of Los Angeles and New York. In 1975, Metrobank became the first of the private banks to move into American territory when it opened its office in Guam. Metrobank rolled out its first international branch in Taipei in 1970 and a representative office in Hong Kong in 1973.


It opened its first local branch in 1963, then expanded beyond Philippine shores only a few years after its establishment. Metrobank was incorporated in Binondo, Manila by a group of Filipino businessmen principally to provide financial services to the Filipino-Chinese community. Metrobank currently spans a consolidated network of over 2,300 ATMs nationwide over 950 domestic branches and 32 foreign branches, subsidiaries, and representative offices. It offers a full range of banking and other financial products and services, including corporate, commercial and consumer banking, as well as credit card, remittances, leasing, investment banking and trust banking. (Metrobank) has since become the premier universal bank and among the foremost financial institutions in the Philippines.

Founded in September 5, 1962, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.
