diff --git a/src/test/helpers/index.ts b/src/test/helpers/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..337fb001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/helpers/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import {
+  http,
+  type Address,
+  type Client,
+  type WalletClient,
+  createWalletClient,
+  publicActions,
+} from "viem";
+import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
+import { getRpcUrl } from "../../lib/helpers/test/setupTestEnv";
+import setupTestWallet from "../../lib/helpers/test/setupTestWallet";
+import { type SuperWalletClient, VALID_CHAINS } from "../../lib/helpers/types";
+import { generateKeysFromSignature } from "../../utils/helpers";
+
+// Default private key for testing; the setupTestWallet function uses the first anvil default key, so the below will be different
+const ANVIL_DEFAULT_PRIVATE_KEY_2 =
+  "0x59c6995e998f97a5a0044966f0945389dc9e86dae88c7a8412f4603b6b78690d";
+
+/* Gets the signature to be able to generate reproducible public/private viewing/spending keys */
+export const getSignature = async ({
+  walletClient,
+}: {
+  walletClient: WalletClient;
+}) => {
+  if (!walletClient.chain) throw new Error("Chain not found");
+  if (!walletClient.account) throw new Error("Account not found");
+
+  const MESSAGE = `Signing message for stealth transaction on chain id: ${walletClient.chain.id}`;
+  const signature = await walletClient.signMessage({
+    message: MESSAGE,
+    account: walletClient.account,
+  });
+
+  return signature;
+};
+
+/* Generates the public/private viewing/spending keys from the signature */
+export const getKeys = async ({
+  walletClient,
+}: {
+  walletClient: WalletClient;
+}) => {
+  const signature = await getSignature({ walletClient });
+  const keys = generateKeysFromSignature(signature);
+  return keys;
+};
+
+/* Sets up the sending and receiving wallet clients for testing */
+export const getWalletClients = async () => {
+  const sendingWalletClient = await setupTestWallet();
+
+  const chain = sendingWalletClient.chain;
+  if (!chain) throw new Error("Chain not found");
+  if (!(chain.id in VALID_CHAINS)) {
+    throw new Error("Invalid chain");
+  }
+
+  const rpcUrl = getRpcUrl();
+
+  const receivingWalletClient: SuperWalletClient = createWalletClient({
+    account: privateKeyToAccount(ANVIL_DEFAULT_PRIVATE_KEY_2),
+    chain,
+    transport: http(rpcUrl),
+  }).extend(publicActions);
+
+  return { sendingWalletClient, receivingWalletClient };
+};
+
+export const getAccount = (walletClient: WalletClient | Client) => {
+  if (!walletClient.account) throw new Error("Account not found");
+  return walletClient.account;
+};
+
+/* Gets the wallet clients, accounts, and keys for the sending and receiving wallets */
+export const getWalletClientsAndKeys = async () => {
+  const { sendingWalletClient, receivingWalletClient } =
+    await getWalletClients();
+
+  const sendingAccount = getAccount(sendingWalletClient);
+  const receivingAccount = getAccount(receivingWalletClient);
+
+  const receivingAccountKeys = await getKeys({
+    walletClient: receivingWalletClient,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    sendingWalletClient,
+    receivingWalletClient,
+    sendingAccount,
+    receivingAccount,
+    receivingAccountKeys,
+  };
+};
+
+/* Set up the initial balance details for the sending and receiving wallets */
+export const setupInitialBalances = async ({
+  sendingWalletClient,
+  receivingWalletClient,
+}: {
+  sendingWalletClient: SuperWalletClient;
+  receivingWalletClient: SuperWalletClient;
+}) => {
+  const sendingAccount = getAccount(sendingWalletClient);
+  const receivingAccount = getAccount(receivingWalletClient);
+  const sendingWalletStartingBalance = await sendingWalletClient.getBalance({
+    address: sendingAccount.address,
+  });
+  const receivingWalletStartingBalance = await receivingWalletClient.getBalance(
+    {
+      address: receivingAccount.address,
+    }
+  );
+
+  return {
+    sendingWalletStartingBalance,
+    receivingWalletStartingBalance,
+  };
+};
+
+/* Send ETH and wait for the transaction to be confirmed */
+export const sendEth = async ({
+  sendingWalletClient,
+  to,
+  value,
+}: {
+  sendingWalletClient: SuperWalletClient;
+  to: Address;
+  value: bigint;
+}) => {
+  const account = getAccount(sendingWalletClient);
+  const hash = await sendingWalletClient.sendTransaction({
+    value,
+    to,
+    account,
+    chain: sendingWalletClient.chain,
+  });
+
+  const receipt = await sendingWalletClient.waitForTransactionReceipt({ hash });
+
+  const gasPriceSend = receipt.effectiveGasPrice;
+  const gasEstimate = receipt.gasUsed * gasPriceSend;
+
+  return { hash, gasEstimate };
+};
+
+/* Get the ending balances for the sending and receiving wallets */
+export const getEndingBalances = async ({
+  sendingWalletClient,
+  receivingWalletClient,
+}: {
+  sendingWalletClient: SuperWalletClient;
+  receivingWalletClient: SuperWalletClient;
+}) => {
+  const sendingAccount = getAccount(sendingWalletClient);
+  const receivingAccount = getAccount(receivingWalletClient);
+  const sendingWalletEndingBalance = await sendingWalletClient.getBalance({
+    address: sendingAccount.address,
+  });
+  const receivingWalletEndingBalance = await receivingWalletClient.getBalance({
+    address: receivingAccount.address,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    sendingWalletEndingBalance,
+    receivingWalletEndingBalance,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/test/sendReceive.test.ts b/src/test/sendReceive.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b00bbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/sendReceive.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { http, createWalletClient, parseEther, publicActions } from 'viem';
+import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts';
+import { getRpcUrl } from '../lib/helpers/test/setupTestEnv';
+import {
+  VALID_SCHEME_ID,
+  computeStealthKey,
+  generateStealthAddress
+} from '../utils';
+import { generateStealthMetaAddressFromSignature } from '../utils/helpers';
+import {
+  getEndingBalances,
+  getSignature,
+  getWalletClientsAndKeys,
+  sendEth,
+  setupInitialBalances
+} from './helpers';
+
+/**
+ * @description Tests for sending and receiving a payment
+ * Sending means generating a stealth address using the sdk, then sending funds to that stealth address; the sending account is the account that sends the funds
+ * Withdrawing means computing the stealth address private key using the sdk, then withdrawing funds from the stealth address; the receiving account is the account that receives the funds
+ *
+ * The tests need to be run using foundry because the tests utilize the default anvil private keys
+ */
+
+describe('Send and receive payment', () => {
+  const sendAmount = parseEther('1.0');
+  const withdrawBuffer = parseEther('0.01');
+  const withdrawAmount = sendAmount - withdrawBuffer;
+  const schemeId = VALID_SCHEME_ID.SCHEME_ID_1;
+
+  let gasEstimateSend: bigint;
+  let sendingWalletBalanceChange: bigint;
+  let receivingWalletBalanceChange: bigint;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const {
+      receivingAccount,
+      receivingAccountKeys,
+      receivingWalletClient,
+      sendingWalletClient
+    } = await getWalletClientsAndKeys();
+
+    const { stealthAddress, ephemeralPublicKey } = generateStealthAddress({
+      stealthMetaAddressURI: generateStealthMetaAddressFromSignature(
+        await getSignature({ walletClient: receivingWalletClient })
+      ),
+      schemeId
+    });
+
+    const { sendingWalletStartingBalance, receivingWalletStartingBalance } =
+      await setupInitialBalances({
+        receivingWalletClient,
+        sendingWalletClient
+      });
+
+    // Send ETH to the stealth address
+    const { gasEstimate } = await sendEth({
+      sendingWalletClient,
+      to: stealthAddress,
+      value: sendAmount
+    });
+
+    gasEstimateSend = gasEstimate;
+
+    // Compute the stealth key to be able to withdraw the funds from the stealth address to the receiving account
+    const stealthAddressPrivateKey = computeStealthKey({
+      schemeId,
+      ephemeralPublicKey,
+      spendingPrivateKey: receivingAccountKeys.spendingPrivateKey,
+      viewingPrivateKey: receivingAccountKeys.viewingPrivateKey
+    });
+
+    // Set up a wallet client using the stealth address private key
+    const stealthAddressWalletClient = createWalletClient({
+      account: privateKeyToAccount(stealthAddressPrivateKey),
+      chain: sendingWalletClient.chain,
+      transport: http(getRpcUrl())
+    }).extend(publicActions);
+
+    // Withdraw from the stealth address to the receiving account
+    await sendEth({
+      sendingWalletClient: stealthAddressWalletClient,
+      to: receivingAccount.address,
+      value: withdrawAmount
+    });
+
+    const { sendingWalletEndingBalance, receivingWalletEndingBalance } =
+      await getEndingBalances({
+        sendingWalletClient,
+        receivingWalletClient
+      });
+
+    // Get the balance changes for the sending and receiving wallets
+    sendingWalletBalanceChange =
+      sendingWalletEndingBalance - sendingWalletStartingBalance;
+    receivingWalletBalanceChange =
+      receivingWalletEndingBalance - receivingWalletStartingBalance;
+  });
+
+  test('Can successfully send a stealth transaction from an account and withdraw from a different account by computing the stealth key', () => {
+    expect(sendingWalletBalanceChange).toBe(-(sendAmount + gasEstimateSend));
+    expect(receivingWalletBalanceChange).toBe(withdrawAmount);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/crypto/generateStealthAddress.ts b/src/utils/crypto/generateStealthAddress.ts
index ad93c485..75792f8f 100644
--- a/src/utils/crypto/generateStealthAddress.ts
+++ b/src/utils/crypto/generateStealthAddress.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function generateStealthAddress({
  * Validates the structure and format of the stealth meta-address.
  *
  * @param {object} params - Parameters for parsing the stealth meta-address URI:
- *   - stealthMetaAddressURI: The URI containing the stealth meta-address.
+ *   - stealthMetaAddressURI: The URI containing the stealth meta-address, or alternatively, the stealth meta-address itself.
  *   - schemeId: The scheme identifier.
  * @returns {HexString} The extracted stealth meta-address.
  */
@@ -108,11 +108,15 @@ function parseStealthMetaAddressURI({
   stealthMetaAddressURI,
   schemeId
 }: {
-  stealthMetaAddressURI: string;
+  stealthMetaAddressURI: string | HexString;
   schemeId: VALID_SCHEME_ID;
 }): HexString {
   handleSchemeId(schemeId);
 
+  // If the stealth meta-address is provided directly
+  if (stealthMetaAddressURI.startsWith('0x'))
+    return stealthMetaAddressURI as HexString;
+
   const parts = stealthMetaAddressURI.split(':');
 
   if (parts.length !== 3 || parts[0] !== 'st') {
diff --git a/src/utils/crypto/test/generateStealthAddress.test.ts b/src/utils/crypto/test/generateStealthAddress.test.ts
index e6ba8190..c793853e 100644
--- a/src/utils/crypto/test/generateStealthAddress.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/crypto/test/generateStealthAddress.test.ts
@@ -15,61 +15,24 @@ describe('generateStealthAddress', () => {
 
   const schemeId = VALID_SCHEME_ID.SCHEME_ID_1;
 
-  test('should throw an error when given a valid uri format, but an invalid stealth meta-address', () => {
-    const invalid = 'st:eth:invalid';
-
-    expect(() =>
-      generateStealthAddress({
-        stealthMetaAddressURI: invalid,
-        schemeId
-      })
-    ).toThrow(new Error('Invalid stealth meta-address'));
-  });
-
-  test('should throw an error when given an invalid uri format', () => {
-    const invalid = 'invalid';
+  test('parseStealthMetaAddressURI should return the stealth meta-address', () => {
+    const expectedStealthMetaAddress =
+      '0x033404e82cd2a92321d51e13064ec13a0fb0192a9fdaaca1cfb47b37bd27ec13970390ad5eca026c05ab5cf4d620a2ac65241b11df004ddca360e954db1b26e3846e';
+    // Passing the valid stealth meta-address URI and the scheme ID
+    const result = parseStealthMetaAddressURI({
+      stealthMetaAddressURI: validStealthMetaAddressURI,
+      schemeId
+    });
 
-    expect(() =>
-      generateStealthAddress({
-        stealthMetaAddressURI: invalid,
-        schemeId
-      })
-    ).toThrow(new Error('Invalid stealth meta-address URI format'));
-  });
+    expect(result).toBe(expectedStealthMetaAddress);
 
-  test('should throw an error when given an invalid length stealth meta-address', () => {
-    const stealthMetaAddress = parseStealthMetaAddressURI({
-      stealthMetaAddressURI: validStealthMetaAddressURI,
+    // Passing only the stealth meta-address
+    const result2 = parseStealthMetaAddressURI({
+      stealthMetaAddressURI: expectedStealthMetaAddress,
       schemeId
     });
-    // Intentionally alter the stealth meta-address to have an invalid length
-    const invalid = `st:eth:${stealthMetaAddress.slice(7, -1)}0`;
-
-    expect(() =>
-      generateStealthAddress({
-        stealthMetaAddressURI: invalid,
-        schemeId
-      })
-    ).toThrow(new Error('Invalid stealth meta-address'));
-  });
 
-  test('should throw an error with stealth meta-address leading to invalid public keys', async () => {
-    // stealthMetaAddressURI with invalid public key lengths or prefixes
-    const invalidURIs = [
-      `st:eth:02${'1'.repeat(63)}`, // Invalid length
-      `st:eth:04${
-        '1'.repeat(64) // Invalid prefix
-      }`
-    ];
-
-    for (const uri of invalidURIs) {
-      expect(() =>
-        generateStealthAddress({
-          stealthMetaAddressURI: uri,
-          schemeId: VALID_SCHEME_ID.SCHEME_ID_1
-        })
-      ).toThrow(new Error('Invalid stealth meta-address'));
-    }
+    expect(result2).toBe(expectedStealthMetaAddress);
   });
 
   test('should generate a valid stealth address given a valid stealth meta-address URI', () => {