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Deployments, Research, and Announcements

Case studies, regulatory analysis, and company announcements from Blade Labs. Learn how ZeroH automates compliance for Islamic finance institutions.

ResearchApril 2026

Islamic Finance Compliance Calendar: Key Dates for 2026

A timeline of regulatory deadlines, reporting periods, and standard updates across the GCC, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Includes AAOIFI and IFSB publication schedules and anticipated standard changes.

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ResearchApril 2026

How to Evaluate Shariah AI Tools: A Compliance Scorecard

A practical framework for evaluating AI tools that touch Shariah compliance workflows. Covers source attribution quality, madhahib coverage, audit trail completeness, regulatory alignment, and data sovereignty.

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AnalysisApril 2026

The GCC Islamic Finance Compliance Stack in 2026

A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis of Islamic finance compliance requirements across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. Standards enforced, technology adoption status, and where gaps remain.

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AnnouncementApril 2026

InsureCow x Blade Labs: World's First Takaful-Backed Digital Cattle Investment

InsureCow and Blade Labs have launched the world's first governance infrastructure for agricultural Mudarabah finance in Bangladesh, combining AI-powered cattle biometrics with blockchain-anchored audit trails.

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ResearchMarch 2026

How ZeroH Automates AAOIFI Obligation Extraction

AAOIFI has published over 100 standards and technical pronouncements. ZeroH extracts obligations directly from source documents and routes them into auditable, multi-stakeholder workflows, without manual configuration.

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AnalysisMarch 2026

ZeroH Disclosure: Deterministic Data Privacy for Regulated Cloud Storage

Rule-based selective disclosure that keeps sensitive data on institutional infrastructure while supporting cloud collaboration across Google Drive, SharePoint, and Outlook.

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AnnouncementFebruary 2026

UK Patent Filed: Cryptographic Disclosure Provenance for Self-Governing Data

Blade Labs has filed UK patent application GB2604344.8 covering systems and methods that address the Sovereignty Trilemma: data sovereignty, data utility, and individual privacy at the same time.

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DeploymentSeptember 2025

QFC Digital Asset Lab: Blockchain-Backed Shariah Compliance in Qatar

How ZeroH was deployed as the blockchain-anchored Shariah compliance platform in the Qatar Financial Center Digital Asset Lab, with Al Rayan Bank and Google Cloud.

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AnalysisApril 2026

The GCC Islamic Finance Compliance Stack in 2026

Survey of compliance infrastructure across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. Standards, technology adoption, and remaining gaps.

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ResearchApril 2026

How to Evaluate Shariah AI Tools: A Compliance Scorecard

Framework for evaluating AI tools for Shariah compliance. Covers source attribution quality, madhahib coverage, audit trail completeness, regulatory alignment, and data sovereignty.

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ResearchApril 2026

Islamic Finance Compliance Calendar: Key Dates for 2026

Timeline of regulatory deadlines, reporting periods, and standard updates across GCC, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan for 2026.

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