diff --git a/contracts/settlement/src/lib.rs b/contracts/settlement/src/lib.rs
index 7b33e72e..38c5fd01 100644
--- a/contracts/settlement/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/settlement/src/lib.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,69 @@ impl CalloraSettlement {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Atomically credit multiple developer balances in a single call.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `caller` - Must be the registered vault address or admin
+    /// * `items` - Vec of `(developer_address, amount)` pairs; 1–[`MAX_BATCH_SIZE`] entries
+    ///
+    /// # Access Control
+    /// Only the registered vault address or admin can call this function.
+    ///
+    /// # Validation
+    /// All amounts must be `> 0`. Empty and oversized batches are rejected before any state change.
+    ///
+    /// # Atomicity
+    /// All validation runs before any state is written. A failure on any item leaves the
+    /// contract state unchanged.
+    ///
+    /// # Events
+    /// Emits `balance_credited` for each item in the batch.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// * `"batch_receive_payment requires at least one item"` — empty batch
+    /// * `"batch too large"` — more than [`MAX_BATCH_SIZE`] items
+    /// * `"amount must be positive"` — any amount ≤ 0
+    /// * `"developer balance overflow"` — `i128` overflow on any developer balance
+    pub fn batch_receive_payment(env: Env, caller: Address, items: Vec<(Address, i128)>) {
+        caller.require_auth();
+        Self::require_authorized_caller(env.clone(), caller.clone());
+
+        let n = items.len();
+        assert!(n > 0, "batch_receive_payment requires at least one item");
+        assert!(n <= MAX_BATCH_SIZE, "batch too large");
+
+        // Validate all amounts before touching state.
+        for item in items.iter() {
+            let (_, amount) = item;
+            assert!(amount > 0, "amount must be positive");
+        }
+
+        let inst = env.storage().instance();
+        let mut balances: Map<Address, i128> = inst
+            .get(&Symbol::new(&env, DEVELOPER_BALANCES_KEY))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| Map::new(&env));
+
+        for item in items.iter() {
+            let (dev, amount) = item;
+            let current = balances.get(dev.clone()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let new_balance = current
+                .checked_add(amount)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("developer balance overflow"));
+            balances.set(dev.clone(), new_balance);
+            env.events().publish(
+                (Symbol::new(&env, "balance_credited"), dev.clone()),
+                BalanceCreditedEvent {
+                    developer: dev,
+                    amount,
+                    new_balance,
+                },
+            );
+        }
+
+        inst.set(&Symbol::new(&env, DEVELOPER_BALANCES_KEY), &balances);
+    }
+
     /// Get current admin address
     pub fn get_admin(env: Env) -> Address {
         env.storage()
diff --git a/contracts/settlement/src/test.rs b/contracts/settlement/src/test.rs
index 90937941..253ebc95 100644
--- a/contracts/settlement/src/test.rs
+++ b/contracts/settlement/src/test.rs
@@ -1217,4 +1217,162 @@ mod settlement_tests {
         assert!(result.is_err());
         assert!(panic_message(result.unwrap_err()).contains("unauthorized: caller is not admin"));
     }
+
+    // ── batch_receive_payment tests ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_credits_multiple_developers() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev1 = Address::generate(&env);
+        let dev2 = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev1.clone(), 100i128));
+        items.push_back((dev2.clone(), 200i128));
+
+        client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+
+        assert_eq!(client.get_developer_balance(&dev1), 100i128);
+        assert_eq!(client.get_developer_balance(&dev2), 200i128);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_accumulates_existing_balance() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        client.receive_payment(&vault, &50i128, &false, &Some(dev.clone()));
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev.clone(), 75i128));
+        client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+
+        assert_eq!(client.get_developer_balance(&dev), 125i128);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_admin_caller_allowed() {
+        let (env, addr, admin, _vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev.clone(), 300i128));
+        client.batch_receive_payment(&admin, &items);
+
+        assert_eq!(client.get_developer_balance(&dev), 300i128);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_rejects_empty_batch() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+
+        let items: soroban_sdk::Vec<(Address, i128)> = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        let result = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+        }));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(panic_message(result.unwrap_err())
+            .contains("batch_receive_payment requires at least one item"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_rejects_oversized_batch() {
+        use crate::MAX_BATCH_SIZE;
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        for _ in 0..=MAX_BATCH_SIZE {
+            items.push_back((dev.clone(), 1i128));
+        }
+        let result = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+        }));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(panic_message(result.unwrap_err()).contains("batch too large"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_rejects_zero_amount() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev.clone(), 0i128));
+        let result = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+        }));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(panic_message(result.unwrap_err()).contains("amount must be positive"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_rejects_negative_amount() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev.clone(), -1i128));
+        let result = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+        }));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(panic_message(result.unwrap_err()).contains("amount must be positive"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_unauthorized_caller_rejected() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, _vault, third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev.clone(), 100i128));
+        let result = catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+            client.batch_receive_payment(&third_party, &items);
+        }));
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert!(panic_message(result.unwrap_err())
+            .contains("unauthorized: caller must be vault or admin"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_single_item() {
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+        let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        items.push_back((dev.clone(), 999i128));
+        client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+
+        assert_eq!(client.get_developer_balance(&dev), 999i128);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_batch_receive_payment_max_batch_size_accepted() {
+        use crate::MAX_BATCH_SIZE;
+        let (env, addr, _admin, vault, _third_party) = setup_contract();
+        let client = CalloraSettlementClient::new(&env, &addr);
+
+        let mut items = soroban_sdk::Vec::new(&env);
+        let mut devs = std::vec::Vec::new();
+        for _ in 0..MAX_BATCH_SIZE {
+            let dev = Address::generate(&env);
+            devs.push(dev.clone());
+            items.push_back((dev, 1i128));
+        }
+        client.batch_receive_payment(&vault, &items);
+
+        for dev in &devs {
+            assert_eq!(client.get_developer_balance(dev), 1i128);
+        }
+    }
 }