FIBO Mapping

The Financial Industry Business Ontology (FIBO) is an industry-standard, machine-readable ontology for the financial services industry. This page documents how Orthogramic domains map to FIBO concepts, enabling semantic interoperability and linked data capabilities.

Mapping Version: 2.1
FIBO Version: 2024Q1
Format: OWL/RDF compatible with JSON-LD

Overview

What is FIBO?

FIBO is developed by the EDM Council and Object Management Group (OMG) to provide:

Standardized definitions — Consistent meaning for financial concepts
Semantic relationships — Machine-readable connections between concepts
Regulatory alignment — Concepts aligned with financial regulations
Data interoperability — Enable data sharing across organizations

FIBO Modules

Module	Abbreviation	Scope
Foundations	FND	Basic concepts (parties, dates, agreements)
Business Entities	BE	Legal entities, ownership, control
Financial Business & Commerce	FBC	Products, services, transactions
Securities	SEC	Securities instruments, markets
Derivatives	DER	Derivative instruments
Loans	LOAN	Loan products and processes
Indices & Indicators	IND	Market indices, economic indicators

Why Map to FIBO?

Benefit	Description
Semantic precision	Unambiguous definitions for financial concepts
Regulatory compliance	Alignment with regulatory reporting requirements
Data integration	Enable data exchange using common ontology
AI/ML readiness	Machine-readable knowledge graphs

Domain Mappings

Core Domain Mappings

Orthogramic Domain	FIBO Module	FIBO Class
Organization	BE	`fibo-be-le-lei:LegalEntity`
Stakeholder	FND	`fibo-fnd-pty-pty:Party`
Products	FBC	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:Product`
Services	FBC	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:Service`
Finance	FBC	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:FinancialInstrument`
Information	FND	`fibo-fnd-arr-doc:Document`
Customer	FBC	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:Customer`
Policy	FND	`fibo-fnd-law-lcap:Policy`

Extended Mappings

Orthogramic Domain	FIBO Class	Notes
Risk Management	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:Risk`	Risk concepts
Market	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:Market`	Market entities
Performance	`fibo-ind-ind-ind:Indicator`	Performance indicators
Value Stream	`fibo-fnd-gao-otp:Process`	Process concepts

Detailed Property Mappings

Organization Domain → FIBO Business Entities

Orthogramic Property	FIBO Property	FIBO Class
`title`	`fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName`	`fibo-be-le-lei:LegalEntity`
`description`	`fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasDescription`	`fibo-fnd-aap-aap:Thing`
`orgType`	`fibo-be-le-lei:hasEntityForm`	`fibo-be-le-lei:EntityForm`
`jurisdiction`	`fibo-be-le-lei:isIncorporatedIn`	`fibo-fnd-plc-loc:Jurisdiction`
`legalEntityIdentifier`	`fibo-be-le-lei:hasLEI`	`fibo-be-le-lei:LegalEntityIdentifier`
`parent`	`fibo-be-oac-opty:hasOwnership`	`fibo-be-oac-opty:Ownership`

Stakeholder Domain → FIBO Parties

Orthogramic Property	FIBO Property	FIBO Class
`title`	`fibo-fnd-pty-pty:hasName`	`fibo-fnd-pty-pty:Party`
`stakeholderType`	`fibo-fnd-pty-rl:hasRole`	`fibo-fnd-pty-rl:PartyRole`
`contactDetails`	`fibo-fnd-pty-pty:hasContactDetails`	`fibo-fnd-pty-pty:ContactDetails`
`influence`	`fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasInfluenceOver`	Custom extension

Products Domain → FIBO Products

Orthogramic Property	FIBO Property	FIBO Class
`title`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasProductName`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:Product`
`productType`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasProductType`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:ProductType`
`features`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasFeature`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:ProductFeature`
`pricing`	`fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasPrice`	`fibo-fnd-acc-cur:MonetaryAmount`
`lifecycle`	`fibo-fnd-arr-lif:hasLifecycleStage`	`fibo-fnd-arr-lif:LifecycleStage`

Finance Domain → FIBO Financial Instruments

Orthogramic Property	FIBO Property	FIBO Class
`title`	`fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName`	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:FinancialInstrument`
`instrumentType`	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:hasInstrumentType`	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:InstrumentType`
`currency`	`fibo-fnd-acc-cur:hasCurrency`	`fibo-fnd-acc-cur:Currency`
`issuer`	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:hasIssuer`	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:Issuer`
`maturityDate`	`fibo-fbc-fi-fi:hasMaturityDate`	`fibo-fnd-dt-fd:Date`

Risk Management Domain → FIBO Risk

Orthogramic Property	FIBO Property	FIBO Class
`riskTitle`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasRiskName`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:Risk`
`riskCategory`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasRiskCategory`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:RiskCategory`
`probability`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasProbability`	Custom extension
`impact`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasImpact`	Custom extension
`mitigation`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasMitigation`	`fibo-fnd-gao-gl:RiskMitigation`

JSON-LD Examples

Organization Entity

{
  "@context": {
    "fibo-be-le-lei": "https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/BE/LegalEntities/LEIEntities/",
    "fibo-fnd-rel-rel": "https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FND/Relations/Relations/",
    "fibo-fnd-plc-loc": "https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FND/Places/Locations/",
    "orthogramic": "https://orthogramic.org/ontology#"
  },
  "@type": "fibo-be-le-lei:LegalEntity",
  "@id": "org:acme-financial-services",
  "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName": "ACME Financial Services Ltd",
  "fibo-be-le-lei:hasLEI": "549300EXAMPLE0001234",
  "fibo-be-le-lei:hasEntityForm": {
    "@type": "fibo-be-le-lei:EntityForm",
    "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName": "Private Limited Company"
  },
  "fibo-be-le-lei:isIncorporatedIn": {
    "@type": "fibo-fnd-plc-loc:Jurisdiction",
    "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName": "Australia"
  },
  "orthogramic:hasCapability": [
    {"@id": "cap:wealth-management"},
    {"@id": "cap:retail-banking"}
  ]
}

Financial Product

{
  "@context": {
    "fibo-fbc-pas-pas": "https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/ProductsAndServices/ProductsAndServices/",
    "fibo-fnd-acc-cur": "https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FND/Accounting/CurrencyAmount/",
    "orthogramic": "https://orthogramic.org/ontology#"
  },
  "@type": "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:Product",
  "@id": "product:premium-savings-account",
  "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasProductName": "Premium Savings Account",
  "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasProductType": {
    "@type": "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:ProductType",
    "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName": "Deposit Product"
  },
  "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasFeature": [
    {
      "@type": "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:ProductFeature",
      "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName": "Variable Interest Rate"
    },
    {
      "@type": "fibo-fbc-pas-pas:ProductFeature",
      "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName": "No Minimum Balance"
    }
  ],
  "orthogramic:hasOwner": {"@id": "org:retail-banking-division"}
}

Risk Entity

{
  "@context": {
    "fibo-fnd-gao-gl": "https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FND/GoalsAndObjectives/Goals/",
    "orthogramic": "https://orthogramic.org/ontology#"
  },
  "@type": "fibo-fnd-gao-gl:Risk",
  "@id": "risk:credit-concentration",
  "fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasRiskName": "Credit Concentration Risk",
  "fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasRiskCategory": "Credit Risk",
  "orthogramic:hasRiskRating": "High",
  "orthogramic:hasProbability": 0.3,
  "orthogramic:hasImpact": "Material",
  "fibo-fnd-gao-gl:hasMitigation": {
    "@type": "fibo-fnd-gao-gl:RiskMitigation",
    "fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasDescription": "Portfolio diversification limits"
  }
}

SPARQL Query Examples

Find Organizations by Type

PREFIX fibo-be-le-lei: <https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/BE/LegalEntities/LEIEntities/>
PREFIX fibo-fnd-rel-rel: <https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FND/Relations/Relations/>

SELECT ?org ?name ?entityForm
WHERE {
  ?org a fibo-be-le-lei:LegalEntity .
  ?org fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName ?name .
  ?org fibo-be-le-lei:hasEntityForm ?formEntity .
  ?formEntity fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName ?entityForm .
}

Find Products with Features

PREFIX fibo-fbc-pas-pas: <https://spec.edmcouncil.org/fibo/ontology/FBC/ProductsAndServices/ProductsAndServices/>

SELECT ?product ?productName ?feature
WHERE {
  ?product a fibo-fbc-pas-pas:Product .
  ?product fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasProductName ?productName .
  ?product fibo-fbc-pas-pas:hasFeature ?featureEntity .
  ?featureEntity fibo-fnd-rel-rel:hasName ?feature .
}

Usage Guidelines

When to Use FIBO Mappings

Regulatory reporting — BCBS 239, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank data requirements
Data exchange — Industry data sharing initiatives
Knowledge graphs — Building semantic financial knowledge bases
AI/ML applications — Training models with standardized concepts

Implementation Considerations

Namespace management — Use consistent FIBO namespace URIs
Version tracking — FIBO releases quarterly; track version alignment
Extension patterns — Extend FIBO classes for Orthogramic-specific properties
Validation — Use OWL reasoners to validate mappings

For Data Engineers

FIBO provides the semantic foundation for financial data catalogs. When integrating with OpenMetadata, FIBO classes can serve as business glossary terms, enabling consistent definitions across technical and business metadata.

BIAN Mapping — Banking service domain mapping
SAP EAF Mapping — Enterprise architecture framework mapping
Finance Domain — Finance domain documentation

Overview​

What is FIBO?​

FIBO Modules​

Why Map to FIBO?​

Domain Mappings​

Core Domain Mappings​

Extended Mappings​

Detailed Property Mappings​

Organization Domain → FIBO Business Entities​

Stakeholder Domain → FIBO Parties​

Products Domain → FIBO Products​

Finance Domain → FIBO Financial Instruments​

Risk Management Domain → FIBO Risk​

JSON-LD Examples​

Organization Entity​

Financial Product​

Risk Entity​

SPARQL Query Examples​

Find Organizations by Type​

Find Products with Features​

Usage Guidelines​

When to Use FIBO Mappings​

Implementation Considerations​

Related Documentation​