diff --git a/client/src/app/screens/screen-login/screen-login.ts b/client/src/app/screens/screen-login/screen-login.ts
index fbef41f..79efd5a 100644
--- a/client/src/app/screens/screen-login/screen-login.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/screens/screen-login/screen-login.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export class ScreenLogin {
         this.router.navigateByUrl(returnUrl);
       },
       error: (err) => {
+        //FIXME error message displaying delayed, display message from server response
         this.error = err.error?.message || 'Login failed. Please try again.';
         this.loading = false;
       }
diff --git a/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.html b/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.html
index 4efea13..dde6126 100644
--- a/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.html
+++ b/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           <!-- Note Field -->
           <div class="mb-4">
             <label class="form-label">Note (Optional)</label>
-            <textarea class="form-control" rows="2" [(ngModel)]="note"></textarea>
+            <textarea class="form-control" rows="2" [(ngModel)]="reference"></textarea>
           </div>
 
           <!-- Action Buttons -->
diff --git a/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.ts b/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.ts
index a6756c3..75bd541 100644
--- a/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/screens/screen-send/screen-send.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { APIService } from '../../services/api';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-screen-send',
@@ -10,16 +11,27 @@ import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 export class ScreenSend {
   amount: number = 0;
   recipient: string = '';
-  note: string = '';
+  reference: string = '';
+
+  constructor(
+    private api: APIService,
+  ){}
 
   sendMoney() {
-    console.log('Sending:', this.amount, 'to', this.recipient);
-    // Add your logic here (e.g., API call)
+    this.api.send(this.amount, this.recipient, this.reference).subscribe({
+      next:()=> {
+        this.cancel()
+        //TODO show success message
+      },
+      error:()=> {
+        //TODO show error message
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   cancel() {
     this.amount = 0;
     this.recipient = '';
-    this.note = '';
+    this.reference = '';
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/app/services/api.ts b/client/src/app/services/api.ts
index e29e5af..aacff03 100644
--- a/client/src/app/services/api.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/services/api.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { BehaviorSubject, catchError, map, Observable, of, tap } from 'rxjs';
 import Transaction from '@model/transaction'
+import { SendRequest, SendResponse } from '@message/Send';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
@@ -13,9 +14,6 @@ export class APIService {
   
   constructor(private http: HttpClient){}
 
-  getTransactions(): Observable<Transaction[]>{
-    return this.http.get<Transaction[]>(`${this.apiUrl}/transactions`);
-  }
   login(username: string, password: string): Observable<any>{
     return this.http.post(`${this.apiUrl}/auth/login`,{ 'username': username, 'password': password});
   }
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ export class APIService {
     return this.http.post(`${this.apiUrl}/auth/logout`, {});
   }
   checkAuthStatus(): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.http.get(`${this.apiUrl}/auth/status`, { withCredentials: true}).pipe(
+    return this.http.get(`${this.apiUrl}/auth/status`).pipe(
       map(() => true),
       catchError(() => of(false)),
       tap({
@@ -32,4 +30,11 @@ export class APIService {
       })
     );
   }
+  getTransactions(): Observable<Transaction[]>{
+    return this.http.get<Transaction[]>(`${this.apiUrl}/transactions`);
+  }
+  send(amount: number, recipientID: string, reference: string = ""): Observable<SendResponse>{
+    let request: SendRequest = {amount,  recipientID, reference};
+    return this.http.post<SendResponse>(`${this.apiUrl}/send`, request);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/services/auth-guard.ts b/client/src/app/services/auth-guard.ts
index e7f6856..e136b7d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/services/auth-guard.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/services/auth-guard.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const authGuard: CanActivateFn = (route, state) => {
   const api = inject(APIService);
   const router = inject(Router);
 
-  //TODO check for cookie
+  //FIXME always redirected to login after page load
   return api.isAuthenticated$.pipe(
     map((isAuthenticated) => {
       if (isAuthenticated) {
diff --git a/server/src/messages/Login.ts b/server/src/messages/Login.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad1dbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/messages/Login.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export class LoginRequest{
+    constructor(
+        username: string,
+        password: string
+    ){}
+}
+export class LoginResponse{
+    constructor(){}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/routes/auth.ts b/server/src/routes/auth.ts
index 8d64160..5689924 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import express from 'express';
 import { logger } from '../util/logging';
 import User from '../model/user';
 import { getJWT, requireAuth } from '../util/auth';
+import { LoginRequest } from '@message/Login';
+import { SendRequest, SendResponse } from '@message/Send';
+
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ router.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
     res.json({ message: 'Logged in successfully' });
   }catch (err) {
     logger.error('Failed to authenticate:', err);
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to authenticate' });
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Failed to authenticate' });
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/server/src/routes/transactions.ts b/server/src/routes/transactions.ts
index 0960f87..ecb8350 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/transactions.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/transactions.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 router.get('/', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const transactions = await Transaction.findAll({ limit: 10 });
+    const transactions = await Transaction.findAll({
+      limit: 100,
+      order: [['date', 'DESC']]
+     });
     res.json(transactions);
   } catch (err) {
     logger.error('Failed to fetch transactions:', err);