aid: balad-corp
name: BALAD CORP
description: >-
  BALAD CORP (Balad) is a Cairo-based fintech providing cross-border payout and inward-remittance
  infrastructure for Egypt. Its Balad Gateway APIs let money transfer operators (MTOs), RemTechs,
  and superapps pay out to Egyptian beneficiaries via bank transfer to CBE-licensed banks over IPN,
  mobile wallets, and cash pickup at agent locations nationwide. The REST APIs are secured with
  OAuth 2.0 client credentials and cover exchange rates, balances, secrets management, lookups,
  transaction creation, status tracking, reconciliation, and HMAC-signed status webhooks, with a
  full sandbox for testing. Balad is backed by 500 Global, Acasia Ventures, First Circle Capital,
  Future Africa, and Launch Africa Ventures.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/balad-corp/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.balad.me/images/og-default.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Payments
- Remittances
- Cross-Border Payments
- Fintech
- Egypt
- Payouts
- Money Transfer
- Banking
- API
apis:
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-authentication-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Authentication API
  description: The APIs/Authentication API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/authentication.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-core-balance-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Core/Balance API
  description: The APIs/Core/Balance API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/core/balance.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Core/Balance
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-core-balance-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-core-exchange-rate-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Core/Exchange rate API
  description: >-
    The APIs/Core/Exchange rate API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/core/exchange rate.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Core/Exchange rate
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-core-exchange-rate-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-core-secrets-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Core/Secrets API
  description: The APIs/Core/Secrets API from BALAD CORP — 2 operation(s) for apis/core/secrets.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Core/Secrets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-core-secrets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-link-lookups-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Link/Lookups API
  description: The APIs/Link/Lookups API from BALAD CORP — 4 operation(s) for apis/link/lookups.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Link/Lookups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-link-lookups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-link-reconciliation-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Link/Reconciliation API
  description: >-
    The APIs/Link/Reconciliation API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/link/reconciliation.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Link/Reconciliation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-link-reconciliation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- aid: balad-corp:balad-corp-apis-link-transactions-api
  name: BALAD CORP APIs/Link/Transactions API
  description: >-
    The APIs/Link/Transactions API from BALAD CORP — 7 operation(s) for apis/link/transactions.
  humanURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  baseURL: https://developers.balad.tech/
  tags:
  - APIs/Link/Transactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/balad-corp-apis-link-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/balad-corp-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://balad.me
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.balad.tech/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.balad.tech/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developers.balad.tech/core.md
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.balad.tech/get-started-1459813m0.md
- type: Support
  url: mailto:support@balad.me
- type: OpenAPI
  name: Balad Gateway API
  url: openapi/balad-corp-gateway-openapi.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/balad-corp-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/balad-corp-scopes.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/balad-corp-error-codes.yml
- type: DeclineCodes
  url: errors/balad-corp-decline-codes.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/balad-corp-sandbox.yml
- type: AsyncAPI
  url: asyncapi/balad-corp-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/balad-corp-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/balad-corp-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/balad-corp-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/balad-corp-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/balad-corp-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/balad-corp-data-model.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/balad-corp-mcp.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/balad-corp-well-known.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/balad-corp-gateway-overlay.yaml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/balad-corp-llms.txt
- type: AgentSkill
  name: Create and track a Balad payout
  url: skills/balad-corp-create-and-track-payout.md
- type: AgentSkill
  name: Quote FX and validate a beneficiary before sending
  url: skills/balad-corp-quote-and-validate.md
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence