What are the Requirements in Opening a FirstMetroSec Account
Feb 13, 2015
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS IN OPENING AN ONLINE TRADING ACCOUNT?
1. Any one (1) of the following valid IDs :
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Passport
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Driver’s license
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Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID)
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Social Security System ID (SSS)
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Voter’s ID
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PRC ID
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TIN ID
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Postal ID
Metrobank accountholders may also submit any of the following IDs through account application via the website:
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Philhealth ID
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Senior Citizen ID
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OFW or Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ID
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Integrated Department of Labor and Employment (iDOLE) Card
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Philippine National Police (PNP) Firearms License
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Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID
2. Three (3) Specimen Signatures. Sign three times on white paper and take a photo.
3. Proof of Address. Submit any document showing the preferred mailing address you indicated in the application form. Billing statement named under another person is fine.
List of acceptable documents:
3. Proof of Address. Submit any document showing the preferred mailing address you indicated in the application form. Billing statement named under another person is fine.
List of acceptable documents:
- Bank Statement
- Credit Card Statement
- Insurance Statement
- Electricity Bill (i.e. Meralco)
- Water Bill
- Telephone or Cellphone Bill
- Cable/Internet Bill
- Association Dues
- Remittance Receipt
4. Proof of Bank Account. Provide any of the following that shows your full bank account number:
- Teller-validated deposit slip
- Bank statement/certification
- Screenshot of online/mobile banking account
- ATM card with bank account number (ATMs with only the debit card# not accepted)
- Passbook showing your name and account number
NOTES:
*Bank account name should match the name indicated in your FirstMetroSec application
*Name on the bank account will be followed for married/maiden name
*Joint accounts require a joint bank account
*For In-Trust-For (ITF) accounts, the minor’s Metrobank Fun Savers/Spark account is accepted
5. Initial Deposit of Php1,000 or $20. Upload a scanned copy or screenshot of the proof of transaction during application.
6. Other Requirements:
- Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) (How to get a TIN)
- SSS/GSIS is required for all employed, EXCEPT foreign investors, OFWs, students, self-employed, unemployed, and retired, and GSIS-exempted individuals:
- Members of the Judiciary and Constitutional Commissions who are covered by separated retirement laws;
- Contractual employees who have no employee-employer relationship with their agencies; and
- Uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, including the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Fire Protection. All government employees (including GSIS-exempted individuals) are required to submit Enhanced Due Diligence Form.
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