HO Batch Governance and Interim Operations Notice

GUOSMM-E-2026-002 · 2026-07-01T20:00:00Z

GAZZETTA UFFICIALE DELL'ORDINE SOVRANO MILITARE DI MALTA

OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA (GUOSMM)

FieldValue
Document ID`GUOSMM-E-2026-002`
SeriesE
Document typeSupervisory Notice — HO Batch Governance
Published2026-07-01T20:00:00Z
Effective2026-05-02T00:00:00Z

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HO Batch Governance and Interim Operations Notice

Section 1 — Purpose

This notice publishes the **named governance pool**, **nunc pro tunc interim basis**, **sovereign authority nomenclature**, and **counsel schedule** for HO batch institutions admitted under `GUOSMM-C-2026-003` through `GUOSMM-C-2026-005` and `GUOSMM-B-2026-003`.

Section 1a — Sovereign authority and issuing authority (Order)

**Official long name:** Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta.

DesignationLong formRole in GUOSMM
**Official long name**Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of MaltaCanonical sovereign identity
**SMOM**Sovereign Military Order of MaltaRecognized short designation
**SHOSJJ**Sovereign Hospitallers Order of St. John of JerusalemRecognized short designation (`GUOSMM-A-2026-003`)

SMOM and SHOSJJ are **not separate sovereigns** — they are recognized designations of the **same** authority under the official long name.

RoleBodyGUOSMM anchor
**SCUDO issuer****Treasury** (Monetary and Treasury Administration)`GUOSMM-A-2026-001`
**Monetary policy****GRU** (tokenized reserve basket)Policy framework — **not** an issuer
**License issuer****SHOSJJ Licensing Authority**`GUOSMM-A-2026-002` — **sole licensor**
**EMCB (Order)****OMNL** (`pack-omnl`)`GUOSMM-B-2026-001` — prudential supervisor; **not** the licensor
**Tripartite settlement****DBIS** / ISB (`pack-dbis`)`GUOSMM-C-2026-001` — ISB membership and settlement; **not** the licensor

All `LICENSE-*-SHOSJJ-*` identifiers are issued by **SHOSJJ Licensing Authority** only. Fineract external IDs ending in `-OMNL` are **operational routing aliases** under OMNL supervision. DBIS programme operations (`pack-dbis`) do **not** issue licenses or SCUDO.

Section 2 — Covered institutions

EntityGUOSMM charterFineract officeSHOSJJ license ID
zBank`GUOSMM-C-2026-003`29 / `ZBANK-OMNL``LICENSE-ZBANK-SHOSJJ-2026-001`
NovaBank`GUOSMM-C-2026-004`30 / `NOVABANK-OMNL``LICENSE-NOVABANK-SHOSJJ-2026-001`
AnakaBank`GUOSMM-C-2026-005`31 / `ANAKABANK-OMNL``LICENSE-ANAKABANK-SHOSJJ-2026-001`
Hermes Insurance`GUOSMM-B-2026-003`32 / `HERMES-OMNL``LICENSE-HERMES-SHOSJJ-2026-001`

Section 3 — Prudential supervisor and counsel

**Prudential supervisor:** Romeo L. Miles, Knight of Malta — Banking and Compliance Officer, OMNL (central bank).

**Institutional counsel:** David Eugene Ntshabele, Legal Counsel, DBIS.

**Program counsel (publication gate):** P.C. Walker, Esq.

Section 4 — HO Batch Operations Pool

Shared maker-checker pool under `GUOSMM-A-2026-002` Officers Pool appointments:

NamePrimary entity liaisonPool roles
David BullockzBank — settlement member laneBank Officer, Bank Operator, Approver, Reviewer
Bernard NiehausNovaBank — correspondent/liquidity; Hermes — insurer liaisonBank Officer, Bank Operator, Approver, Reviewer, Insurer
Adam MichaelsonAnakaBank — digital-identity and evidence laneBank Officer, Approver, Reviewer

**Materiality:** HO batch postings at or above USD 100,000,000,000 per tranche require two distinct pool members (maker + checker) plus prudential compliance sign-off.

**Governance model:** OMNL-supervised operations committee under **SHOSJJ-licensed** institutions — not a standalone corporate board of directors.

Section 5 — Nunc pro tunc interim basis (2026-05-02)

Provisional operations between **2 May 2026** and Tier 1 charter publication were authorized under:

1. **SHOSJJ Licensing Authority** interim programme authorization (`GUOSMM-A-2026-002`) and counsel resolutions (EV-003);

2. OMNL head-office prudential supervision (`GUOSMM-B-2026-001`);

3. Fineract office hierarchy provisioning (offices 29–32); and

4. pending ISB membership admission (`GUOSMM-C-2026-001` Art 3).

Forward-looking bounded digital authorization: **`GUOSMM-E-2026-003`** (PDOA).

**No external party** should treat Tier 1 effectiveness as retroactive nation-state licensing, insurance market access, or correspondent entitlement.

Section 6 — LEI status (transparency)

EntityLEI statusParent LEI (OMNL supervisor)
zBankApplication pending — distinct LEI required before Tier 2 notice`98450070C57395F6B906`
NovaBankApplication pending`98450070C57395F6B906`
AnakaBankApplication pending`98450070C57395F6B906`
Hermes InsuranceApplication pending`98450070C57395F6B906`

Section 7 — Counsel and signing schedule

GateRequirementStatus
G9Program counsel attestation (narrow scope)**Signed** 2026-07-01
G10Production digital signature**Signed** — six HO batch publications
G11GLEIF LEI issued per entity**PACKAGE_READY** — LOU submission before Tier 2–5
G12Italian abstract notice**Published**
G14Licensing + ledger evidence**Documented** — EV-003, EV-004
G15PDOA (SHOSJJ LA)**Published** — `GUOSMM-E-2026-003`
G16Sovereign nomenclature (official long name; SMOM / SHOSJJ)**Implemented** — canonical license IDs

Section 8 — Prohibited external claims

No instrument in this notice creates or implies: national banking charter equivalence; FDIC or statutory deposit insurance; Colorado DOI insurance authorization; SWIFT membership; BIS membership; or automatic correspondent-banking access. **OMNL supervision does not imply OMNL issued the license.**

Section 9 — Amendment

Amendments publish as superseding `GUOSMM-E-2026-002` or successor Series E supervisory notice.

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*Signing authority: Sovereign Military Order of Malta · Counsel gate G9 pending before production signing*