Bale Messenger

Bale (Persian: بله, Yes) is an Iranian cloud-based, cross-platform, instant messaging (IM), social media, mobile payment and VoIP service developed by the National Bank of Iran. It is one of the most popular messaging apps in Iran and West Asia, with more than 35 million users. It allows users to send text and voice messages, share images and videos, make voice and video calls, share files and user locations, send money, pay bills, use bots, AI, services and more.

Because of its integration of banking, AI, services and messaging features, many of its functionalities are unique. Bale's client application runs on Android and can also be accessed from computers and iOS devices via it's web app. The service requires a mobile telephone number for registration.