# SettleMint

> SettleMint is a Belgium-founded blockchain-platform-as-a-service company that helps banks, governments and large enterprises build, deploy and operate blockchain and tokenization applications without assembling infrastructure from scratch. Its Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform combines multi-chain infrastructure, smart-contract tooling, middleware and low-code application kits so teams can move from pilot to production across issuance, compliance, custody, settlement and servicing. Founded in 2016 by Matthew Van Niekerk and Roderik van der Veer, the company serves over 80 customers worldwide and powers national-scale deployments including Saudi Arabia's real-estate registration blockchain.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Leuven, Belgium
- **Founders:** Matthew Van Niekerk (Co-Founder & President (former CEO)), Roderik van der Veer (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** Roughly 34-100 employees across offices in Belgium, UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore and Japan (headcount estimates vary by source)
- **Products:** SettleMint Blockchain Platform (BPaaS), Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), Asset Tokenization Kit, SettleMint SDK, AI Genie / Coding Assistant
- **Notable:** Provided the technology backbone for the world's first national-scale blockchain real-estate registration in Saudi Arabia (2025-2026)., Grew to 80+ global enterprise and institutional customers., Raised an oversubscribed EUR 16M Series A up round in 2022 co-led by Molten Ventures and OTB Ventures.

## Products & services

- **SettleMint Blockchain Platform (BPaaS)** — Full-stack blockchain-platform-as-a-service that unifies network setup, node configuration, smart-contract development, middleware, off-chain integrations and front-end deployment in one console, supporting permissioned (Hyperledger Besu, Quorum, Hyperledger Fabric) and public (Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, Arbitrum, Fantom, Hedera, Soneium) networks.
- **Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP)** — Institutional platform spanning five lifecycle pillars - issuance, compliance, custody, settlement and servicing - used by banks, central securities depositories, exchanges and sovereign entities.
- **Asset Tokenization Kit** — Pre-built, configurable kit for issuing and managing tokenized real-world assets such as bonds, funds, real estate and stablecoins.
- **SettleMint SDK** — Developer SDK and CLI providing zero-configuration REST/GraphQL APIs, smart-contract sets, subgraph/indexing (Graph middleware, Hasura engine) and integrated development environment for building dApps.
- **AI Genie / Coding Assistant** — AI coding assistant embedded in the platform for smart-contract generation, debugging and developer support.
- **Blockchain Academy** — Training programs and knowledge hub to upskill enterprise developers on blockchain and smart-contract development.

## Achievements

- Provided the technology backbone for the world's first national-scale blockchain real-estate registration in Saudi Arabia (2025-2026).
- Grew to 80+ global enterprise and institutional customers.
- Raised an oversubscribed EUR 16M Series A up round in 2022 co-led by Molten Ventures and OTB Ventures.
- Achieved SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications for enterprise-grade security and quality.
- Expanded operations to Belgium, UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore and Japan.
- 10+ years building blockchain infrastructure with 7+ years in live production at regulated institutions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — ADI Foundation and SettleMint announced a partnership to build digital-securities infrastructure on ADI Chain under the ADGM framework in the UAE.
- **2026-02** — SettleMint supported OCBC Bank's tokenization infrastructure for a Singapore-first deployment.
- **2026-01** — Four PropTechs completed the first fully tokenized real-estate transactions in Saudi Arabia on SettleMint's DALP.
- **2025-11** — Saudi Arabia's Real Estate General Authority deployed national-scale blockchain property registration with SettleMint's DALP as the backbone; SettleMint announced a MENA partnership with Inspire for Solutions Development.
- **2025-06** — Adam Popat appointed CEO; co-founder Matthew Van Niekerk transitioned to President to lead commercial operations.

## Links

- Website: https://settlemint.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/settlemint
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SettleMintCOM
- GitHub: https://github.com/settlemint
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SettleMint
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/settlemint

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Last updated: 2026-07-25