diff --git a/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionBase.php b/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionBase.php
index 81060dbfe..bf55e34cc 100644
--- a/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionBase.php
+++ b/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionBase.php
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class TransactionBase {
       return NULL;
     }
     
-    protected function updateStateBalance($stateUserId, $newAmountCent) {
+    protected function updateStateBalance($stateUserId, $addAmountCent) {
+        $finalBalance = 0;
         $stateBalancesTable = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get('stateBalances');
         $stateBalanceQuery = $stateBalancesTable
                 ->find('all')
@@ -52,18 +53,19 @@ class TransactionBase {
         
         if($stateBalanceQuery->count() > 0) {
           $stateBalanceEntry = $stateBalanceQuery->first();
-          $stateBalanceEntry->amount += $newAmountCent;
+          $stateBalanceEntry->amount += $addAmountCent;
         } else {
           $stateBalanceEntry = $stateBalancesTable->newEntity();
           $stateBalanceEntry->state_user_id = $stateUserId;
-          $stateBalanceEntry->amount = $newAmountCent;
+          $stateBalanceEntry->amount = $addAmountCent;
         }
+        $finalBalance = $stateBalanceEntry->amount;
         //echo "\ntry to save: "; var_dump($stateBalanceEntry); echo "\n";
         if(!$stateBalancesTable->save($stateBalanceEntry)) {
           $errors = $stateBalanceEntry->getErrors();
           $this->addError('TransactionBase::updateStateBalance', 'error saving state balance with: ' . json_encode($errors));
           return false;
         }
-        return true;
+        return $finalBalance;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionCreation.php b/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionCreation.php
index 48e116c78..668df706f 100644
--- a/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionCreation.php
+++ b/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionCreation.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class TransactionCreation extends TransactionBase {
       }
       
       // update state balance
-      if(!$this->updateStateBalance($receiverUser, $this->getAmount())) {
+      if(false === $this->updateStateBalance($receiverUser, $this->getAmount())) {
         return false;
       }
       
diff --git a/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionTransfer.php b/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionTransfer.php
index 085d13908..7c2b8eb74 100644
--- a/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionTransfer.php
+++ b/src/Model/Transactions/TransactionTransfer.php
@@ -153,9 +153,53 @@ class TransactionTransfer extends TransactionBase {
     }
     
     public function save($transaction_id, $firstPublic) {
-      $this->addError('TransactionTransfer::save', 'not implemented yet');
-      return false;
-      //return true;
+      
+      static $functionName = 'TransactionCreation::save';
+      
+      if(count($this->protoTransactionTransfer->getSenderAmounts()) !== 1) {
+        $this->addError($functionName, 'not more than one sender currently supported');
+        return false;
+      }
+      $senderAmount = $this->protoTransactionTransfer->getSenderAmounts()[0];
+      
+      if(count($this->protoTransactionTransfer->getReceiverAmounts()) !== 1) {
+        $this->addError($functionName, 'not more tahn one receiver currently supported');
+        return false;
+      }
+      $receiverAmount = $this->protoTransactionTransfer->getReceiverAmounts()[0];
+      $transactionTransferTable = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get('TransactionSendCoins');
+      
+      $senderUserId = $this->getStateUserId($senderAmount->getEd25519SenderPubkey());
+      $receiverUserId = $this->getStateUserId($receiverAmount->getEd25519ReceiverPubkey());
+      
+      if($senderUserId === NULL || $receiverUserId === NULL) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      
+      $finalSenderBalance = $this->updateStateBalance($senderUserId, -$senderAmount->amount());
+      if(false === $finalSenderBalance) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if(false === $this->updateStateBalance($receiverUserId, $receiverAmount->amount())) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      
+      $transactionTransferEntity = $transactionTransferTable->newEntity();
+      $transactionTransferEntity->transaction_id = $transaction_id;
+      $transactionTransferEntity->state_user_id  = $senderUserId;
+      $transactionTransferEntity->receiver_public_key = $receiverAmount->getEd25519ReceiverPubkey();
+      $transactionTransferEntity->receiver_user_id = $receiverUserId;
+      $transactionTransferEntity->amount = $senderAmount->amount();
+      $transactionTransferEntity->sender_final_balance = $finalSenderBalance;
+      
+      if(!$transactionTransferTable->save($transactionTransferEntity)) {
+        $this->addError($functionName, 'error saving transactionSendCoins with errors: ' . json_encode($transactionTransferEntity->getErrors()));
+        return false;
+      }
+      
+      //$this->addError('TransactionTransfer::save', 'not implemented yet');
+      //return false;
+      return true;
     }
 }