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Do more with your money across platforms when you open a digital deposit account

On the Earnest app, you can open a digital deposit account that gives the best of both Earnest and Metrobank. On Metrobank, you can access wide range of products and services, including:

  • Online banking: Do your banking on the go, by enrolling your account on Metrobank Online at onlinebanking.metrobank.com.ph.
  • Branch transactions: Wide network of Metrobank branches nationwide (Two free branch transactions per month. Charges may apply for the next ones.)
  • Self-service platforms: Transact using our ATMs and Cash Accept Machines (CAM)

How to open your digital deposit account on Earnest

If you do not yet have a Metrobank account, open your digital deposit account with Metrobank, using the Earnest app, by following these steps:

  1. Download the Earnest app via the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
  2. Sign up with your email address and assign a password, then answer questions on financial and investment goals.
  3. After signing up, click main menu on the upper left corner of the screen, then select View Profile.

Dashboard screen

  1. At the bottom of the profile, select Open a Digital Account today.

Profile screen

  1. Take a photo of your valid ID, take a selfie, and enter your signature and other details.

Account Opening screen

  1. An email will be sent to your registered email address, to confirm the status of account application.
  2. For more meaningful banking services, take the final step. Link your new digital account by setting it up on Metrobank Online. Just go to https://onlinebanking.metrobank.com.ph, click Sign Up, and follow the instructions shown on screen.

How to link your existing Metrobank account on Earnest

If you already have a Metrobank account, you can simply link that to Earnest as your settlement account.

  1. Click main menu on the upper left corner of the screen, then select View Profile.

View Profile screen

  1. Near the bottom of the profile, select Linked Accounts and click on Edit.

Profile screen

  1. Click on Link a Metrobank account. Enter your Metrobank account number and click on Next.

Settlement Account screen

  1. An SMS with your One-time Password (OTP) will be sent to the mobile number that you registered upon opening your Metrobank account. Please type the numbers onto the empty field and click on Next.

OTP screen

  1. You are set!

Confirmation screen