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BALAD CORP

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.

BALAD CORP publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including APIs/Authentication API, APIs/Core/Balance API, APIs/Core/Exchange rate API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Company, Payments, Remittances, Cross-Border Payments, and Fintech.

The BALAD CORP catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

BALAD CORP’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, authentication, sandbox, and 20 more developer resources.

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43.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 69/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
7 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyPaymentsRemittancesCross-Border PaymentsFintechEgyptPayoutsMoney TransferBankingAPI

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 43.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 69/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 9 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

BALAD CORP APIs/Authentication API

The APIs/Authentication API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/authentication.

BALAD CORP APIs/Core/Balance API

The APIs/Core/Balance API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/core/balance.

BALAD CORP APIs/Core/Exchange rate API

The APIs/Core/Exchange rate API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/core/exchange rate.

BALAD CORP APIs/Core/Secrets API

The APIs/Core/Secrets API from BALAD CORP — 2 operation(s) for apis/core/secrets.

BALAD CORP APIs/Link/Lookups API

The APIs/Link/Lookups API from BALAD CORP — 4 operation(s) for apis/link/lookups.

BALAD CORP APIs/Link/Reconciliation API

The APIs/Link/Reconciliation API from BALAD CORP — 1 operation(s) for apis/link/reconciliation.

BALAD CORP APIs/Link/Transactions API

The APIs/Link/Transactions API from BALAD CORP — 7 operation(s) for apis/link/transactions.

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

balad-corp-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Balad Gateway Webhooks

Event-driven webhook surface for the Balad Gateway. Balad POSTs signed event envelopes to a partner-registered, whitelisted webhook URL when a transaction changes status. Genera...

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Balad Corp Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Balad Corp Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Balad Corp Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 AsyncAPI
AsyncAPI

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Conventions
Conventions
 Idempotency
Idempotency
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance
 DataModel
DataModel

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Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

DeclineCodes
DeclineCodes

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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