MarCoPay Inc - About Us

OUR COMPANY

MarCoPay stands for
Maritime Community Pay.

MarCoPay is an e-wallet platform where e-money is stored, and is designed primarily for seafarers, their families and friends to support better quality of life. The e-wallet is developed and maintained by MarCoPay Inc. ("MCP"), a Philippine corporation incorporated in 2019 in Manila, Philippines. MCP is duly licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas as an Electronic Money Issuer.

Boasting of its investment in research and technology, MCP has secured features and functions for the MarCoPay e-wallet which aims to promote the innovation of onboard money transactions using digital solutions to improve the quality of life of seafarers and their families.

OUR MISSION AND VISION

Our Statement

Our new values represent our customers’ life at sea,
where there is no single currency that can be used across all the seven seas.

MarCoPay seeks to create a portal that is easy to use for anyone.
It makes all the cash flow of the globe seamless.
It also enables us to build maritime communities and unite them,
from seafarers to their families, and to the rest of the world.

MarCoPay Inc.

OUR CORE VALUES

Credible

Creative

Connected

Meet the MarCoPay team.

Our Board of Directors

Our Officers

MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ruelito Q. Soriano

Director & Chairman of the Board

Ruelito Soriano serves as MarCoPay Inc.’s Chairman of the Board. He also serves as Group Chief Compliance and Risk Management Officer for Operations of the Transnational Diversified Group, and concurrently serves as Managing Partner of Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres Ibarra Sison & Damaso.

Renato Vicente R. Martinez

Director

Renato Vicente Martinez serves as one of MarCoPay Inc.’s Directors and since 2019, he has been the President of the ICT Division of Transnational Diversified Group. He is also the Executive Vice President of Easycall Communications while from 2006 to 2015, he served as the Director of Easynet Communications Philippines, Inc., Argomall Inc., and Transnational Institute of Learning Inc.

Toshiaki Fujioka

Director

Toshiaki Fujioka serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MarCoPay, Inc. Prior to his appointment, he has worked in NYK Line for 19 years heading various departments and companies of the group in Japan and Europe.

Areson Cuevas

Director

Areson Cuevas serves as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MarCoPay Inc. Prior to his appointment, he has worked in TDG for 5 years doing business development for the group. He also previously worked at the Philippine Stock Exchange doing IPO and capital-raising activities.

Motoyuki Masaki

Director

Motoyuki "Mickey" Masaki serves as the Chief Technology Officer of MarCoPay Inc. Prior to his appointment, he has worked for NYK Group for 37 years overseeing its Information System Development and Operations in the US, UK, and Europe.

J. Carlitos G. Cruz

Director

Mr. Itos Cruz is currently an independent director and the chairman of the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee. He was formerly the Chairman and Managing Partner of SGV and has led the Firm’s initiatives in growing the local market, establishing the Asia-Pacific Talent Hub, as well as the first EY Global Delivery Services offices in the Philippines.

Capt. Kenji Hongan

Director

Capt. Kenji Hongan serves as one of the Directors of MarCoPay Inc. Prior to his appointment, he has worked for the NYK Group for 22 years heading different technical and manning departments in Japan and Singapore. He has also served as Master Mariner.

Sec. Marianito Roque

Director

Mr. Marianito Roque was one of the organizers of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in 1982 and he held the post of Director from 1986 to 2004. He was the first OWWA Administrator from the career service in 2002 to 2007. He also became the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) from 2007 to 2010. At present, Mr. Roque is an independent Director of MarCoPay Inc. sitting in the Audit and Risk Oversight Committee.

MEET OUR OFFICERS

Toshiaki Fujioka

President & Chief Executive Officer

Areson Cuevas

Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Motoyuki Masaki

Chief Technology Officer

Ryota Takenaka

Chief Sales Officer

Ryota Takenaka serves as the Chief Sales/Strategy Officer of MarCoPay, Inc. Prior to his appointment, he has worked in NYK Line for 17 years mainly heading different departments/group companies in management, corporate planning, sales, ship management and IT in Japan, China, Singapore and India.

Joanne Lazareto

Chief Finance Officer

Joanne Lazareto serves as the Treasurer and Chief Finance Officer of MarCoPay Inc. Prior to her appointment, she has worked at TDG for 15 years heading the accounting and finance department of the group's Ship Management division.

Daisuke So

Chief Compliance Officer

Daisuke So serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of MarCoPay Inc. Prior to his appointment, he has worked in NYK Line for 5 years working in bulk carrier operations and fleet management.

Oliver Ominga

Chief Risk Officer

Oliver Ominga serves as the Chief Risk Officer of MarCoPay Inc. appointed in September 2020. Prior to joining MarCoPay, he worked as a Senior Director handling advisory engagement on enterprise risk management, internal audit and controls and recently was a Finance Director for Shared Services for a company in the call center and business process outsourcing industry with presence in the US, Philippines, Guatemala, and Ireland.

CAREERS

Be part of our mission to provide every seafarer and their families the financial freedom that they deserve.

We are in search for smart and passionate individuals who can be part of our team. If you are looking for career opportunities and be a member of a credible, creative and connected family, reach out and join us in building our MarCommunity!

Our Investors

Supported by globally competitive industry leaders.

NYK

Nippon Yusen Kaisha is Japanese shipping company and is a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan and a fleet of about 800 ships, that includes container ships, tankers, bulk and woodchip carriers, Ro-Ro car carriers, reefer vessels, LNG carrier and cruise ships.

TDG

The Transnational Diversified Group of Companies (TDG) is a globally competitive and progressive business group of highly successful companies engaged in leading industries. Since its establishment in 1976, TDG now has more than 30 member companies that are major players in diverse industries such as Total Logistics, Total Ship Management, Travel & Tourism, Information and Communications Technology Services, and Investments.

MarCoPay Group

In partnership with trusted financial companies in the country.

TFSI

Transnational Financial Services, Inc. (TFSI) was established in 2009 to cater to TDG member companies, seafarers, and employees. TFSI is an all-in-one financial services organization that delivers a wide array of financial products that are at tuned to the needs of the market.

TIMA

Established in 2016, TDG Insurance Management & Agency, Inc. (TIMA) is an insurance agent handling the insurance requirements of TDG and its external clients. TIMA provides an alternative investment outlet for employees and seafarers to invest in insurance products. As an insurance agent, TIMA represents and markets the insurance products of both life and non-life insurance companies, and sell products that most appropriately meet the needs of the clients.