diff --git a/framework/base/src/contract_base/wrappers/send_wrapper.rs b/framework/base/src/contract_base/wrappers/send_wrapper.rs
index 62f99b767c..d73074f52d 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/contract_base/wrappers/send_wrapper.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/contract_base/wrappers/send_wrapper.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ where
     /// Used especially for sending EGLD to regular accounts.
     #[inline]
     pub fn direct_egld(&self, to: &ManagedAddress<A>, amount: &BigUint<A>) {
-        self.send_raw_wrapper().direct_egld(to, amount, Empty)
+        Tx::new_tx_from_sc().to(to).egld(amount).transfer();
     }
 
     /// Sends EGLD to a given address, directly.
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// If the amount is 0, it returns without error.
     pub fn direct_non_zero_egld(&self, to: &ManagedAddress<A>, amount: &BigUint<A>) {
-        if amount == &0 {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        self.direct_egld(to, amount)
+        Tx::new_tx_from_sc().to(to).egld(amount).transfer_non_zero();
     }
 
     /// Sends either EGLD, ESDT or NFT to the target address,
@@ -291,13 +287,10 @@ where
         to: &ManagedAddress<A>,
         payments: &ManagedVec<A, EsdtTokenPayment<A>>,
     ) {
-        let _ = self.send_raw_wrapper().multi_esdt_transfer_execute(
-            to,
-            payments,
-            0,
-            &ManagedBuffer::new(),
-            &ManagedArgBuffer::new(),
-        );
+        Tx::new_tx_from_sc()
+            .to(to)
+            .multi_esdt_ref(payments)
+            .transfer();
     }
 
     /// Performs a simple ESDT/NFT transfer, but via async call.  
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs
index 8fae065026..d7388dc250 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs
@@ -220,6 +220,22 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Sets a reference to multiple ESDT payments.
+    pub fn multi_esdt_ref(
+        self,
+        payments: &MultiEsdtPayment<Env::Api>,
+    ) -> Tx<Env, From, To, &MultiEsdtPayment<Env::Api>, Gas, Data, RH> {
+        Tx {
+            env: self.env,
+            from: self.from,
+            to: self.to,
+            payment: payments,
+            gas: self.gas,
+            data: self.data,
+            result_handler: self.result_handler,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Backwards compatibility.
     pub fn with_multi_token_transfer(
         self,
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_call_te.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_call_te.rs
index 96eb1a72fb..938a6c2523 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_call_te.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_call_te.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ where
         self.transfer_execute_with_gas(0)
     }
 
+    /// Transfers funds, amount is greater than zero. Does nothing otherwise.
+    ///
+    /// Can only used for simple transfers.
     pub fn transfer_non_zero(self) {
         if self.payment.is_no_payment() {
             return;
         }
 
-        self.transfer_execute_with_gas(0)
+        self.transfer();
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs
index beca0172f0..c3cc29fa9d 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<Env> TxPayment<Env> for MultiEsdtPayment<Env::Api>
+impl<Env> TxPayment<Env> for &MultiEsdtPayment<Env::Api>
 where
     Env: TxEnv,
 {
@@ -135,13 +135,39 @@ where
     ) {
         let _ = SendRawWrapper::<Env::Api>::new().multi_esdt_transfer_execute(
             to,
-            &self,
+            self,
             gas_limit,
             &fc.function_name,
             &fc.arg_buffer,
         );
     }
 
+    fn into_full_payment_data(self, env: &Env) -> FullPaymentData<Env::Api> {
+        FullPaymentData {
+            egld: None,
+            multi_esdt: self.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Env> TxPayment<Env> for MultiEsdtPayment<Env::Api>
+where
+    Env: TxEnv,
+{
+    fn is_no_payment(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    fn perform_transfer_execute(
+        self,
+        env: &Env,
+        to: &ManagedAddress<Env::Api>,
+        gas_limit: u64,
+        fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+    ) {
+        (&self).perform_transfer_execute(env, to, gas_limit, fc);
+    }
+
     fn into_full_payment_data(self, env: &Env) -> FullPaymentData<Env::Api> {
         FullPaymentData {
             egld: None,