About Blade Labs
We build cutting-edge technology focused on reducing friction for enterprises. Founded in January 2022, we started with seamless digital wallet technology that delivered significant network impact, increasing accounts by 50% across the network within our first year.
From 2024, we combined our digital wallet expertise with AI capabilities to create ZeroH, our AI-native, blockchain-anchored GRC platform. ZeroH makes the implementation of regulated workflows and products seamless and automated, with our first use cases being Islamic and sustainable finance.
Foundation
- Founded: January 2022
- Headquarters: Singapore (Blade Labs Holdings Pte Ltd)
- Regional Office: Qatar (Blade Labs LLC, QFC Tower Doha)
Licenses & Certifications
- QFC Licensed Fintech: QFC #02389
- Security: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022
- Privacy: GDPR Compliant
- Shariah: Fatwa Certified (Amanie Advisors)
Result: Governance becomes automatic, transparent, and verifiable. Not a burden.
What Makes Us Different
Enterprise DNA
Founded by veterans of Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and Hedera. We understand enterprise compliance because we have lived it at the highest levels of global finance.
Domain Expertise
Deep knowledge of Islamic Finance (AAOIFI, IFSB), sustainability reporting, and regulated industries. We are specialists, not generalists building another horizontal GRC tool.
Deployment Track Record
Live in the Qatar Financial Center with QDB and AlRayan Bank. We ship production systems, not demos. Our technology runs real compliance workflows for real institutions.
Strategic Backing
Portfolio company of Qatar Development Bank. Backed by The Hashgraph Association. Grantee of Hedera Foundation and Google Cloud. We have the support to scale.
Leadership Team
Founded by finance and technology veterans with 40+ combined years of experience across traditional banking, blockchain technology, and AI.
Sami Mian
Chief Executive Officer
- •20+ years financial services (Citigroup, Deutsche Bank)
- •10 years enterprise blockchain
- •3 years AI
- •Former Head of APAC, Hedera
- •Duke University
Valera Oleksiienko
Chief Technology Officer
- •11+ years software engineering
- •5 years blockchain
- •3 years AI
- •Enterprise fintech architecture veteran
Intesar Haquani
Chief Business Officer
- •20+ years business development & go-to-market
- •4 years blockchain
- •2 years AI
- •University of St Andrews
Combined Expertise
40+
Years Financial Services
15+
Years Blockchain
8+
Years AI
2
International Awards 2025
Awards & Recognition
Blade Labs' ZeroH platform has earned international recognition for delivering measurable outcomes that transform Islamic Finance compliance operations.
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Recognition That Validates Our Mission
In 2025, Blade Labs earned two international awards recognizing our impact on Islamic Finance technology and governance infrastructure.
The Finopitch Tokyo 2025 International Grand Prize for Sustainable ESG Islamic Finance Platform and the Islamic Fintech Awards Dubai 2025 Best Startup honor validate our approach: turning regulatory complexity into automated workflows with cryptographic proof.
These awards reflect the trust that institutions like Qatar Development Bank, AlRayan Bank, and QFC have placed in our technology, and our commitment to making authentic Islamic Finance more accessible.
Finopitch Tokyo 2025
International Grand Prize
Recognized for innovation in Islamic Finance technology and GRC automation
2025
Islamic Fintech Awards 2025
Best Islamic Fintech Startup
Awarded for impact on Islamic Finance operational efficiency and compliance
Dubai • 2025
Fatwa Certification
Shariah Compliance Approval
Platform methodology and workflows certified by Amanie Advisors' Shariah Supervisory Board
Amanie Advisors
What These Awards Validate
Strategic Partnerships
Blade Labs partners with leading financial institutions, development banks, and regulators to modernize compliance infrastructure across highly regulated industries.
Our Partners
The Hashgraph Association
Investor
Investment Association Engine UK
Member
Tokenised Commodity Council
Board Member
Hedera Foundation | Google Cloud
Grantee
Partner Opportunities
Financial Institutions
Banks, Insurance, Asset Managers
- •Launch new regulated products faster (weeks vs. months)
- •Automate compliance reporting across frameworks
- •Reduce compliance FTE requirements
- •Enable multi-jurisdiction product expansion
Development Banks
Impact & Sustainable Finance
- •Scale sustainable finance programs (green bonds, impact lending)
- •Track ESG and impact metrics with blockchain verification
- •Enable smallholder/SME access to ethical financing
- •Demonstrate outcomes with verifiable, auditable data
Advisory & Governance Boards
Compliance Committees, Shariah Boards
- •Streamline decision tracking and certification workflows
- •Issue verifiable credentials (W3C DID/VC) for approvals
- •Monitor compliance across multiple institutions
- •Provide transparent governance for stakeholders
Regulators & Government
Regulatory Entities
- •Pilot blockchain-based regulatory reporting
- •Enable real-time compliance oversight
- •Standardize governance frameworks across jurisdictions
- •Foster innovation through regulatory sandboxes
Ready to Transform Your Compliance Operations?
Schedule a demo to see ZeroH in action, or contact our partnership team to discuss how we can help your organization.
Partnership inquiries: hello@bladelabs.io
Deployments and Use Cases
From live deployments to emerging use cases, ZeroH supports a wide range of financial products and workflows: cutting-edge sustainable finance, traditional Shariah-compliant structures, and environmental compliance for regulated industries.
Qatar Financial Center - Digital Receipt System
AlRayan Bank
Announced September 8, 2025
Challenge
Islamic financial institutions must comply with 50+ AAOIFI standards (FAS, GSS, SSB) with manual policy tracking and reporting.
Solution
ZeroH automates AAOIFI obligation extraction, Shariah Supervisory Board workflow management, independence controls for SSB members, quarterly/annual disclosure generation, and fatwa management with blockchain-verified audit trails.
Result
First blockchain-anchored Shariah compliance platform deployed in QFC Digital Asset Lab. Institutions maintain AAOIFI compliance continuously with automated workflows.
Portfolio company of Qatar Development Bank
Deployed with AlRayan Bank
Hedera Guardian blockchain integration
Digital Receipt System designation by QFC
Livestock Impact Investments
Development Bank Partnership
Challenge
Smallholder farmers need ethical financing, but manual compliance makes livestock financing operationally expensive for institutions.
Solution
ZeroH automates Shariah compliance verification, supply chain traceability (farm-to-market blockchain tracking), multi-stakeholder workflows, impact metrics, and audit trails.
Result
Institutions can offer livestock financing at scale with full traceability and Shariah compliance assurance.
Pilot deployment with development bank
Farm-to-market supply chain tracking
Impact metrics and ESG reporting
Multi-stakeholder coordination
Green Sukuk Issuance
GCC and Malaysia Markets
Challenge
Green Sukuk require verified environmental impact AND Shariah compliance—doubling the documentation burden.
Solution
ZeroH provides dual compliance workflows (environmental + Shariah), automated ESG data collection, transparent profit distribution tracking, blockchain-anchored impact reports, and Shariah Board certification as verifiable credentials.
Result
Issuers can launch green Sukuk with credible sustainability claims and full Shariah governance transparency.
Dual compliance: Environmental + Shariah
Automated ESG data collection
Blockchain-anchored impact reporting
Shariah Board verifiable credentials
Japan Impact GRC
Japanese Enterprises
Challenge
4,000 listed companies face mandatory TCFD/SSBJ disclosure. 747 GX League companies account for 50%+ of national emissions and need carbon credit tracking with GX-ETS compliance.
Solution
ZeroH provides carbon credit tracking (J-Credit, JCM, voluntary), GX-ETS compliance workflows, TCFD/SSBJ reporting automation, and green finance documentation (bonds, loans) with blockchain verification.
Result
Japanese enterprises can manage carbon credits, comply with GX-ETS, and meet mandatory TCFD/SSBJ disclosure requirements with unified workflows.
Carbon credit tracking (J-Credit, JCM, voluntary)
GX-ETS compliance workflows
TCFD/SSBJ reporting automation
Green finance bond/loan documentation
