About DBIS
Mandate & institutional foundations
The Digital Bank of International Settlements is the institutional output of the BIS Innovation Hub's performance mandate — delivering global monetary infrastructure for the digital era: settlement rails, reserve instruments, transparency, and member governance.
DBIS is an affiliated entity under the Sovereign Hospitallers Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Founded through the Mann Li Family Office L.P.B.C. (Colorado Entity 20241969162) as the BIS delivered performance on a $27 trillion debit from MLFO accounts.
Founding & origin
DBIS traces its institutional origin to a formal debit of MLFO accounts by the Bank for International Settlements, delivered as performance through the BIS Innovation Hub.
Founding narrative →Legal authority
Entity registrations, founding instruments, and jurisdictional recognition are published with links to public registries for independent verification.
Legal authorities →Governance
The Sovereign Council, Monetary Committee, and Technical Standards Board provide strategic, monetary, and technical oversight of DBIS operations.
Governance framework →Membership
The living directory lists participating institutions with LEI references, settlement roles, and membership tiers.
Member directory →Infrastructure
Chain 138, Absu consensus client, 131 deployed smart contracts, PMM liquidity pools, and wallet integrations powering DBIS settlement operations.
Technical infrastructure →Capital structure
Attested base inputs ($92B cash + $309B M00) yielding a $1.545T net asset base, with the $27T BIS debit as performance obligation.
Capital structure detail →