# Land Bank of the Philippines

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/land-bank-philippines
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Landbank — official](https://www.landbank.com/)

## Overview

**Land Bank of the Philippines** is **Philippine state-owned commercial bank** + **Philippine federal government fully owned** + **one of Philippines' largest commercial banks by deposits + branches** + **Philippine state-anchored rural + agricultural + agrarian reform banking** + **United Coconut Planters Bank UCPB Aug 26 2022 absorbed into LBP** <sup>[1][1], [Philippines report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PH)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 8 1963 — Land Bank of the Philippines LBP founded by President Diosdado Macapagal as Philippine state-anchored agrarian reform + rural + agricultural commercial bank** distinctive Philippine banking heritage.

**2010 — Landbank Mobile Banking app launch**.

**Aug 26 2022 — United Coconut Planters Bank UCPB absorbed into Land Bank of the Philippines LBP** distinctive Philippine state banking consolidation.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Land Bank of the Philippines LBP** (Philippine state-owned commercial bank; Philippine federal government fully owned).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of the Philippines (Department of Finance + Bureau of the Treasury) fully owned**.

**Regulators**: **BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas + Philippine Department of Finance**.

## Technical integration

Landbank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + landbank.com online + Land Bank of the Philippines branch network across Philippines + Land Bank Visa + Mastercard + JCB cards; PH IBAN + InstaPay + PESONet + QR Ph.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Philippine banking + digital bank + payments competitors**: [BDO Unibank (Philippines)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bdo-unibank) (BDO Unibank; PSE: BDO; Philippines' largest commercial bank by assets) + [Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bpi-philippines) (BPI Bank of the Philippine Islands; PSE: BPI; Asia's oldest commercial bank since 1851) + [Metrobank (Philippines)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/metrobank-philippines) (Metrobank; PSE: MBT; George Ty family) + [PNB Philippine National Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pnb-philippines) (PNB Philippine National Bank; PSE: PNB; Lucio Tan family Philippine conglomerate parent) + [Security Bank Philippines](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/security-bank-philippines) (Security Bank; PSE: SECB) + [UnionBank of the Philippines](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/unionbank-philippines) (UnionBank of the Philippines; PSE: UBP; Aboitiz family Philippine conglomerate parent) + [GCash](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gcash) (GCash; Globe Telecom + Ant Group JV Philippine mobile wallet; ~94M+ Filipino users; Philippines' largest mobile wallet) + [Maya / PayMaya](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/maya) (Maya formerly PayMaya; Voyager Innovations Philippine mobile wallet + digital bank; ~50M+ Filipino users) + [Tonik Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tonik) (Tonik Bank; Philippine digital bank; first SE Asia neobank) + [GoTyme Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/gotyme) (GoTyme Bank; Gokongwei family + Tyme JV Philippine digital bank).

**Regulators**: BSP Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas + Philippine Department of Finance.

## Status

**Active, Philippine state-owned commercial bank + Philippine federal government fully owned + one of Philippines' largest commercial banks by deposits + branches + Philippine state-anchored rural + agricultural + agrarian reform banking + United Coconut Planters Bank UCPB Aug 26 2022 absorbed into LBP** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.landbank.com/ "Landbank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Bank_of_the_Philippines "Land Bank — Wikipedia"
[ph-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PH

- [1] [Landbank — official][1]
- [2] [Land Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Philippines report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PH)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/PH-philippines.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [land-bank-philippines.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/land-bank-philippines). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.