Updated June 14, 2015
You can send money to the Philippines from South Korea via Metrobank remittance service.
Among Philippine banks, it’s only Metrobank which has branches in South Korea.
(I checked the websites of other major Philippine banks involved in remittance.
BDO’s remittance partner in Korea is Kookmin Bank.)
Here are the branches of Metrobank in South Korea:
METROBANK SEOUL
2nd Floor, 10, Sowol-ro,
Jung-gu, Seoul
100-704, Republic of Korea
Phone: 82 (2) 779-2751 to 52
Fax: 82 (2) 779-2750
Email: mbseoul@metrobank.com.ph
Business Hours:
Mondays to Fridays: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Sundays: 9am to 3pm
METROBANK PUSAN
8th Floor, 184, Jungang-daero, Dong-gu, Busan
601-728, Republic of Korea
Phone: 82 (51) 462-1091 to 93
Fax: 82 (51) 462-1090
Email: mbpusan@metrobank.com.ph
Business Hours:
Mondays to Fridays: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Sundays: 9am to 3pm
Metrobank has also partnered with this bank for remittance purposes:
Nonghyup Bank
120, Tongilro
Jung-Gu, Seou
If you like MONEYGRAM, these banks offer Moneygram remittance services:
- Kyongnam Bank
- Shinhan Bank
- Woori Bank
WESTERN UNION remittance services are offered by these banks:
- Busan Bank
- IBK
- Kookmin Bank
- NH Bank
These banks, however, open only from Mondays to Fridays.
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Hello. I have an IBK account here in South Korea. Can I use this account to send money in the Philippines on my BPI account there? Any response will be highly appreciated.
Goodday: i just want to ask if you can please incash the check of my husband there in korea the check is from Canada. Does she still need to open a dollar account? Thank you in advance.
About encashing a foreign-currency check issued abroad:
The payee should deposit the check to her foreign-currency account. The payee's name should be the same as bank account name. The account should be in the same currency as the currency of the check. If the check is in US dollars, the account should be a US-dollar account. Clearing will take a longer time compared to domestic checks.
On second thought, this is about banking in South Korea, so the best thing is for you is to ask your bank there in South Korea.
How much metrobank limit to transfer money from philippines
This is through a bank, so there's no maximum limit to how much you can send from the Philippines
Is there a metrobank in yecheon county? Thank you.
How can we check the money when its on time deposit in the South Korea. And im in the philippines right now for vacation im waiting my money thru my wife’s metrobank account. How can i check that? I really need the money right now. Thank you
Hi KJ, in the Philippines, you need to go in person to your bank to withdraw or pre-terminate your time deposit. I’m not sure if your bank in Korea allows pre-termination or withdrawal of time deposit via online.