Mana Pacific
“Can a community-focused neobank built on BaaS infrastructure meaningfully serve the underbanked Pacific Islander diaspora in the US while bridging remittances back to Pacific island nations?”
Mana Pacific is a neobank purpose-built for the Pacific Islander community living in the United States, offering FDIC-insured USD bank accounts and debit cards. The platform was built on top of Mbanq's BaaS infrastructure with Evolve Bank & Trust as the sponsor bank, allowing rapid deployment without a banking charter. The team brings 50+ years of combined Pacific Islands financial services experience, having previously built the Tongan National Payment System, Digicel Mobile Money, and other Pacific-region fintech products. The company is targeting both daily banking for US-based Pacific Islanders and cross-border remittance flows to nine Pacific nations.