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.
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.
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 →