Deploying AI for Compliance and Data Sovereignty
Enterprise AI for regulated financial institutions. Built on 25 years of delivering mission-critical systems for the world's leading banks.
Enterprise AI Solutions
Practical AI for regulated financial institutions — built to Tier-1 bank reliability and audit standards.
Sovereign AI Infrastructure
Private LLM deployments where client data never leaves your infrastructure.
- Private LLM deployment — UK cloud regions, private tenancy, or on-prem
- FCA and UK regulatory mapping
- Full data residency and audit controls
Enterprise AI Engineering
Production AI systems built to Tier-1 bank reliability standards.
- Production LLM applications for regulated firms
- RAG systems with full audit trails
- AI agent workflows for compliance and operations
- AI integration with legacy financial systems
AI Strategy & Advisory
From opportunity assessment to vendor selection — for regulated firms.
- AI opportunity assessments for banks & asset managers
- Use case prioritisation (fraud, KYC, trade surveillance)
- Vendor selection & RFP support
- Executive AI literacy workshops
Burhan — AI for Shariah & Regulatory Compliance
Our flagship product — and a working example of what we build. Burhan analyses Islamic finance contracts clause-by-clause against AAOIFI Shariah standards and jurisdiction-specific regulatory frameworks. Structured compliance reports with severity ratings, cross-clause pattern detection, Shariah reasoning, and full audit trail. Deployed on-premises or in private cloud — client data never leaves your infrastructure.
Visit Burhan.FinanceWhy Choose Us?
We are a specialist AI consultancy for regulated financial institutions, based in the UK.
Our founder spent 25+ years building mission-critical systems for tier-1 financial institutions, handling billions in transactions daily.
Now, we bring that same institutional discipline to Sovereign AI deployments whether you're adding AI to an existing compliance stack or rearchitecting your broader AI infrastructure.
Partnership Approach
We work alongside you as a trusted partner, not just a vendor.
Tier-1 Bank Experience | Enterprise-Grade Delivery
25+ years delivering mission-critical systems for Credit Suisse, RBS, Schroders, HSBC and others.
Regulatory Expertise
FCA | UK regulated environments.
Our Team
Ihab Salem
Founder, SmartApp & Burhan
With over 25 years of experience building enterprise systems for global Tier-1 banks, Ihab brings deep technical expertise and real-world business understanding to every project.
He has consulted for Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse, Mizuho Bank, Schroders Asset Management, HSBC Asset Management, and RBC BlueBay Asset Management — delivering mission-critical systems that handle billions in transactions.
Today, Ihab advises UK financial institutions and family offices on enterprise AI strategy — specialising in secure LLM deployments, AI governance, and production systems for environments where data sovereignty and regulatory integrity are non-negotiable. He is also the founder of Burhan, an AI platform for Shariah and regulatory compliance serving the global Islamic finance market.
Expertise
Request an Enterprise AI Assessment
A focused 45-minute session designed for CIOs, Chief Compliance Officers, and Head of Operations at regulated financial institutions. We cut straight to what matters — your regulatory constraints, your infrastructure reality, and where AI will deliver the fastest measurable return.
What You'll Get:
- Review of your current AI/ML infrastructure & vendor stack
- FCA and PRA regulatory considerations for your use case
- Sovereign AI architecture recommendations
- ROI modeling for top 3 use cases
- Vendor vs. build-in-house trade-off analysis
Get in Touch
Have a question or want to discuss how AI can work for your organisation? Send us a message and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.