SILA — Strategic Infrastructure Layer

Sovereign-grade financial backbone · Version 4.0 · Architecture designed for 50+ year operation

System Status
⏸ STANDBY
Pending BoG Licence
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CONFIDENTIAL — INTERNAL USE ONLY
SILA architecture is not disclosed to Bank of Ghana, regulators, or external partners until banking licence is granted. All components are in architectural standby. No sovereign keys issued. No settlement processing active. Do not reference in any external communication.
UBL Layer Stack — Architecture v4.0
Layer 6
UBL Application Layer — Mobile, USSD, Web, Admin
✅ LIVE
Layer 5
UBL Banking & Service Layer — BPA, ARISE, Trust Passport, CEHI, Enterprise
✅ LIVE
Layer 4
UBL Core Platform Layer — CTI, MAL, SHIELD AI, Vouching, Trust Score
✅ LIVE
Layer 3
Strategic Infrastructure Layer (SILA) — AFIN-ID, UBL-SETTLE, UBL-REG, UBL-ASSET, UBL-CBDC, UBL-FININT
⏸ STANDBY
Layer 2
UBL Security & Governance Layer — Cryptographic authority, certificate hierarchy, audit
📐 ARCHITECTED
Layer 1
UBL Network & Data Layer — Node topology, sovereign nodes, archive, disaster recovery
📐 ARCHITECTED
SILA Subsystems — Standby Status
SILA-01
AFIN-ID
Financial Identity Layer
Phase 1
Global financial identity extending UIH. Every UBL member gets a Universal Identifier (UBL-UID) for cross-border portability. Trust Score becomes internationally verifiable.
UBL-UID Schema Cross-border ID Biometric hash 50yr immutable
Prerequisite: Core Platform stable
SILA-02
UBL-SETTLE
Cross-Border Settlement Network
Phase 3
Real-time and deferred settlement between financial institutions, governments, and countries. 6 settlement modes including RTGS, CBDC, Tokenised, Offline.
RTGS-equivalent Settlement UID Finality flag CB approval
Prerequisite: BoG central bank approval
SILA-03
UBL-REG
Regulatory Compliance Engine
Phase 2
Automated AML, sanctions screening, tax reporting, transaction surveillance across all connected systems. Extends and replaces RCE from v3.0.
AML monitoring Sanctions screen FIC reporting Multi-jurisdiction
Prerequisite: AFIN-ID deployed
SILA-04
UBL-ASSET
Universal Asset Registry
Phase 2
Trusted registration of physical and digital assets. Property, minerals, vehicles, companies, licenses, commodities. Links to Enterprise Layer BIH for corporate profiles.
Real estate Minerals Companies Asset UID
Prerequisite: UBL-REG deployed
SILA-05
UBL-CBDC
Sovereign Digital Currency Bridge
Phase 4
Interoperability between CBDCs and regulated digital payment systems. Supports CBDC, tokenised deposits, regulated stablecoins, government digital currencies.
e-Cedi bridge Stablecoin Gov digital Post-quantum
Prerequisite: Sovereign approval + BoG CBDC rollout
SILA-06
UBL-FININT
Financial Intelligence Network
Phase 5–6
Continental economic intelligence. Extends SHIELD AI from individual risk to sovereign-grade monitoring of currency flows, asset movements, cross-border transfers and liquidity.
Continental scale SOVEREIGN class 50+ nations SHIELD extension
Prerequisite: Continental node network
SILA Deployment Phases
Phase 1
Core Platform & Identity
Core nodes, AFIN-ID, API gateway, audit, archive, crypto authority
Ready to build
Phase 2
Compliance & Asset Registry
UBL-REG, UBL-ASSET, regulatory nodes, legal audit mode
Pending Phase 1
Phase 3
Settlement & Banking
UBL-SETTLE, bank interfaces, payment routing — requires BoG approval
Requires licence
Phase 4
Sovereign & Central Bank
UBL-CBDC, sovereign nodes, monetary policy controls — legal agreements required
Post-licence
Phase 5–6
Regional & Global
Continental routing, cross-border settlement, UBL-FININT, treaty mode
Long-term
UBL Master Architecture v4.0 — March 2026
Prepared by Agentics Technology Solutions Ltd. · Accra, Ghana · CONFIDENTIAL
6-layer · 50yr design · Post-quantum