diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/package.json b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/package.json
index 25411d3abdf..fa83b92464e 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@celo/utils": "1.1.1-dev",
     "@celo/wallet-base": "1.1.1-dev",
     "@celo/wallet-remote": "1.1.1-dev",
-    "@walletconnect/client": "2.0.0-alpha.26",
+    "@walletconnect/client": "2.0.0-alpha.32",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "ethereumjs-util": "^7.0.8"
   },
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/scripts/run-in-memory-client.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/scripts/run-in-memory-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e66a33b8204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/scripts/run-in-memory-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { newKit } from '@celo/contractkit'
+import { WalletConnectWallet } from '../src'
+
+async function main() {
+  const wallet = new WalletConnectWallet({
+    connect: {
+      metadata: {
+        name: 'use-contractkit demo',
+        description: 'A showcase of use-contractkit',
+        url: 'https://use-contractkit.vercel.app',
+        icons: [],
+      },
+    },
+    init: {
+      relayProvider: 'wss://relay.walletconnect.org',
+      logger: 'error',
+    },
+  })
+  const uri = await wallet.getUri()
+  console.log(`=== START OUT OF BAND URI ===
+${uri.toString()}
+=== END OUT OF BAND URI ===`)
+  await wallet.init()
+
+  const [from] = await wallet.getAccounts()
+  const kit = newKit('https://alfajores-forno.celo-testnet.org', wallet)
+
+  /**
+   * Uncomment to send a test transaction
+   */
+  // const gold = await kit.contracts.getGoldToken()
+  // await gold
+  //   .transfer('0x4132F04EaCfdE9E2b707667A13CB69DbC5BABb68', '1')
+  //   .sendAndWaitForReceipt({ from })
+  // console.log('Transaction sent!')
+
+  /**
+   * Uncomment to sign a test payload
+   */
+  // await kit.connection.sign(ensureLeading0x(Buffer.from('hello').toString()), from)
+  // console.log('Payload signed!')
+
+  /**
+   * Uncomment to hold connection open
+   */
+  // await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24))
+
+  await wallet.close()
+}
+
+main()
+  .then(() => process.exit())
+  .catch((e) => {
+    console.error(e)
+    process.exit(1)
+  })
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/scripts/run-in-memory-wallet.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/scripts/run-in-memory-wallet.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0ff99f991a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/scripts/run-in-memory-wallet.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { getTestWallet } from '../src/test/in-memory-wallet'
+;(async function main() {
+  const uri = process.argv[2]
+  if (!uri) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const wallet = getTestWallet()
+  await wallet.init(uri)
+})()
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/common.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/common.ts
index 5f22e3785a9..16c512b28b7 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/common.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/common.ts
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ import { toChecksumAddress } from 'ethereumjs-util'
 
 // personal_sign is the one RPC that has [payload, from] rather
 // than [from, payload]
-export function parsePersonalSign(req: any): { from: string; payload: string } {
-  const [payload, from] = req.payload.params
+export function parsePersonalSign(params: any): { from: string; payload: string } {
+  const [payload, from] = params
   return { from, payload }
 }
-export function parseSignTypedData(req: any): { from: string; payload: EIP712TypedData } {
-  const [from, payload] = req.payload.params
+export function parseSignTypedData(params: any): { from: string; payload: EIP712TypedData } {
+  const [from, payload] = params
   return { from, payload: JSON.parse(payload) }
 }
-export function parseSignTransaction(req: any): CeloTx {
-  return req.payload.params
+export function parseSignTransaction(params: any): CeloTx {
+  return params
 }
-export function parseComputeSharedSecret(req: any): { from: Address; publicKey: string } {
-  const [from, publicKey] = req.payload.params
+export function parseComputeSharedSecret(params: any): { from: Address; publicKey: string } {
+  const [from, publicKey] = params
   return { from, publicKey }
 }
-export function parseDecrypt(req: any): { from: string; payload: Buffer } {
-  const [from, payload] = req.payload.params
+export function parseDecrypt(params: any): { from: string; payload: Buffer } {
+  const [from, payload] = params
   return { from, payload: Buffer.from(payload, 'hex') }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/in-memory-wallet.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/in-memory-wallet.ts
index de40e81724e..5423054d1c7 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/in-memory-wallet.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/in-memory-wallet.ts
@@ -65,29 +65,34 @@ export function getTestWallet() {
     debug('onPairingDeleted', pairing)
   }
 
-  async function onSessionPayload(event: SessionTypes.PayloadEvent) {
+  async function onSessionRequest(event: SessionTypes.RequestParams) {
     const {
       topic,
-      // @ts-ignore todo: ask Pedro why this isn't typed
-      payload: { id, method },
+      request: {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        id,
+        method,
+        // @ts-ignore
+        params,
+      },
     } = event
 
     let result: any
 
     if (method === SupportedMethods.personalSign) {
-      const { payload, from } = parsePersonalSign(event)
+      const { payload, from } = parsePersonalSign(params)
       result = await wallet.signPersonalMessage(from, payload)
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.signTypedData) {
-      const { from, payload } = parseSignTypedData(event)
+      const { from, payload } = parseSignTypedData(params)
       result = await wallet.signTypedData(from, payload)
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.signTransaction) {
-      const tx = parseSignTransaction(event)
+      const tx = parseSignTransaction(params)
       result = await wallet.signTransaction(tx)
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.computeSharedSecret) {
-      const { from, publicKey } = parseComputeSharedSecret(event)
+      const { from, publicKey } = parseComputeSharedSecret(params)
       result = (await wallet.computeSharedSecret(from, publicKey)).toString('hex')
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.decrypt) {
-      const { from, payload } = parseDecrypt(event)
+      const { from, payload } = parseDecrypt(params)
       result = (await wallet.decrypt(from, payload)).toString('hex')
     } else {
       // client.reject({})
@@ -109,13 +114,15 @@ export function getTestWallet() {
   return {
     init: async (uri: string) => {
       client = await WalletConnect.init({
-        relayProvider: process.env.WALLET_CONNECT_BRIGDE,
+        relayProvider: process.env.WALLET_CONNECT_BRIDGE,
+        controller: true,
       })
+
       client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.session.proposal, onSessionProposal)
       client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.session.created, onSessionCreated)
       client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.session.updated, onSessionUpdated)
       client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.session.deleted, onSessionDeleted)
-      client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.session.payload, onSessionPayload)
+      client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.session.request, onSessionRequest)
 
       client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.pairing.proposal, onPairingProposal)
       client.on(CLIENT_EVENTS.pairing.created, onPairingCreated)
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/mock-client.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/mock-client.ts
index 61474cddfd6..5e933866f87 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/mock-client.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/test/mock-client.ts
@@ -42,33 +42,29 @@ export class MockWalletConnectClient extends EventEmitter {
     })
   }
 
-  async request(event: SessionTypes.PayloadEvent) {
+  async request(event: SessionTypes.RequestEvent) {
     const {
-      // @ts-ignore
-      request: { method },
+      request: { method, params },
     } = event
 
     // the request gets transformed between the client
     // and wallet, here we reassign to use our decoding
     //  methods in ./common.ts.
-    // @ts-ignore
-    const request = { payload: { params: event.request.params } }
-
     let result = null
     if (method === SupportedMethods.personalSign) {
-      const { payload, from } = parsePersonalSign(request)
+      const { payload, from } = parsePersonalSign(params)
       result = await testWallet.signPersonalMessage(from, payload)
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.signTypedData) {
-      const { from, payload } = parseSignTypedData(request)
+      const { from, payload } = parseSignTypedData(params)
       result = await testWallet.signTypedData(from, payload)
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.signTransaction) {
-      const tx = parseSignTransaction(request)
+      const tx = parseSignTransaction(params)
       result = await testWallet.signTransaction(tx)
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.computeSharedSecret) {
-      const { from, publicKey } = parseComputeSharedSecret(request)
+      const { from, publicKey } = parseComputeSharedSecret(params)
       result = (await testWallet.computeSharedSecret(from, publicKey)).toString('hex')
     } else if (method === SupportedMethods.decrypt) {
-      const { from, payload } = parseDecrypt(request)
+      const { from, payload } = parseDecrypt(params)
       result = (await testWallet.decrypt(from, payload)).toString('hex')
     } else {
       return
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/types.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/types.ts
index ea35d896d33..aec0e56b983 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export enum SupportedMethods {
   accounts = 'eth_accounts',
-  sendTransaction = 'eth_sendTransaction',
   signTransaction = 'eth_signTransaction',
   personalSign = 'personal_sign',
   signTypedData = 'eth_signTypedData',
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.test.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.test.ts
index 13be73570ce..5399d925003 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const testTx = {
 }
 const decryptMessage = 'Hello'
 
-const walletConnectBridge = process.env.WALLET_CONNECT_BRIGDE
+const walletConnectBridge = process.env.WALLET_CONNECT_BRIDGE
 const E2E = !!walletConnectBridge
 
 describe('WalletConnectWallet tests', () => {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.ts
index 1c2e0228526..2add937dd2e 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-signer.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class WalletConnectSigner implements Signer {
   private request(method: SupportedMethods, params: any) {
     return this.client.request({
       topic: this.session.topic,
-      chainId: this.chainId,
+      chainId: `celo:${this.chainId}`,
       request: {
         method,
         params,
diff --git a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-wallet.ts b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-wallet.ts
index f20a03801dc..6e09a5b8bc6 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-wallet.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/wallets/wallet-walletconnect/src/wc-wallet.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async function waitForTruthy(getValue: () => any, attempts: number = 10) {
   throw new Error('Unable to get pairing session, did you lose internet connection?')
 }
 
-const defaultInitOptions: ClientOptions = { relayProvider: 'wss://bridge.walletconnect.org' }
+const defaultInitOptions: ClientOptions = { relayProvider: 'wss://relay.walletconnect.org' }
 const defaultConnectOptions: ClientTypes.ConnectParams = {
   metadata: {
     name: 'ContractKit',
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class WalletConnectWallet extends RemoteWallet<WalletConnectSigner> {
       debug('Attempted to update non existant pairing', pairing)
       return
     }
-    this.pairing.peer.metadata = pairing.peer.metadata
+    this.pairing.state.metadata = pairing.state.metadata
   }
   onPairingDeleted = () => {
     this.pairing = undefined
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 99fc7bc49cb..d778a4b86a1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@
     "@types/yargs" "^15.0.0"
     chalk "^4.0.0"
 
-"@json-rpc-tools/provider@^1.4.0", "@json-rpc-tools/provider@^1.6.3":
+"@json-rpc-tools/provider@^1.4.0":
   version "1.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@json-rpc-tools/provider/-/provider-1.6.3.tgz#c2ed6906e1b5c86dc17defcd2b0f5ba774c58d46"
   integrity sha512-fVOmqJYAeCFVxSUUmmoxtLu/VtA1sbVsIrFsW84oSQv73C5A0+vby1fVIkxT2RXbjoAsufXTGin3twRDWusK/Q==
@@ -2835,6 +2835,16 @@
     safe-json-utils "^1.1.1"
     ws "^7.4.0"
 
+"@json-rpc-tools/provider@^1.6.4":
+  version "1.6.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@json-rpc-tools/provider/-/provider-1.6.4.tgz#647f8d3d3e3b45db2b474671f20b63a8f3daf864"
+  integrity sha512-IXCPd26TonTKNPtc5dp/GyHJ5imCh5wcg+XICyAnMHdCinufjGbqBUIibGvPB/P2UmnfDUn6VlLKJShSa9x8Og==
+  dependencies:
+    "@json-rpc-tools/utils" "^1.6.4"
+    axios "^0.21.0"
+    safe-json-utils "^1.1.1"
+    ws "^7.4.0"
+
 "@json-rpc-tools/types@^1.6.3":
   version "1.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@json-rpc-tools/types/-/types-1.6.3.tgz#1c8231abf65f27a507cf4468bee86997d9b5a8e4"
@@ -2842,6 +2852,13 @@
   dependencies:
     keyvaluestorage-interface "^1.0.0"
 
+"@json-rpc-tools/types@^1.6.4":
+  version "1.6.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@json-rpc-tools/types/-/types-1.6.4.tgz#8cfda48bcc19d4f643ff21ff56bdc1dce730a1f6"
+  integrity sha512-DHtnvlIFN8YUun38Sy9SaRdV/BsUMFM5bAABDsb/iPGLfPHOMKoAyuPOwEqQ2vgtc9ayTcQ2546OPTQ92IzJ/g==
+  dependencies:
+    keyvaluestorage-interface "^1.0.0"
+
 "@json-rpc-tools/utils@^1.4.0", "@json-rpc-tools/utils@^1.6.3":
   version "1.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@json-rpc-tools/utils/-/utils-1.6.3.tgz#4a0568c9a20a97aee445affe7747778554d08ec1"
@@ -2849,6 +2866,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@json-rpc-tools/types" "^1.6.3"
 
+"@json-rpc-tools/utils@^1.6.4":
+  version "1.6.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@json-rpc-tools/utils/-/utils-1.6.4.tgz#92d1d12944326150c0ab26d248c710ea3bb2c36e"
+  integrity sha512-4XA8lXUyOjFs9hcJQJwbpc+Yt+AenCttsAq6HFRPd0nXwNbVsY6h+tVWVRyQj4oi/m3NkOfROOff0MN7VX1mfg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@json-rpc-tools/types" "^1.6.4"
+
 "@ledgerhq/devices@^4.64.0":
   version "4.64.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ledgerhq/devices/-/devices-4.64.0.tgz#4412f81338f5495f179017e5101273c3f0edaddf"
@@ -5370,41 +5394,40 @@
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://github.com/umpirsky/country-list#05fda51cd97b3294e8175ffed06104c44b3c71d7"
 
-"@walletconnect/client@2.0.0-alpha.26":
-  version "2.0.0-alpha.26"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/client/-/client-2.0.0-alpha.26.tgz#072116519656f7d3dc035ada589b9ecb5c695b72"
-  integrity sha512-IQxmaNjRbcJ12SXZpBs5IRv1Q7MMcP/Kl5ST4sdLKmZEiTOaEYMPPhqhSZ/sxOs8uAQhEjZ/25NWUrjZZnTSOg==
+"@walletconnect/client@2.0.0-alpha.32":
+  version "2.0.0-alpha.32"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/client/-/client-2.0.0-alpha.32.tgz#9645dd9b6f204468e25ebd85f50c308093cc52e3"
+  integrity sha512-lf3o/rM/B73a6mJ5z3RQOvJN5MckpClts1F4UlpS3xU0C6iKlzVFI3bp9wWdzT+fMUv9Ls3EtEga7Y8PmFaecQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@json-rpc-tools/provider" "^1.6.3"
-    "@json-rpc-tools/utils" "^1.6.3"
+    "@json-rpc-tools/provider" "^1.6.4"
+    "@json-rpc-tools/utils" "^1.6.4"
     "@pedrouid/pino-utils" "^1.0.1"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "^2.0.0-alpha.26"
-    "@walletconnect/utils" "^2.0.0-alpha.26"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "^2.0.0-alpha.32"
+    "@walletconnect/utils" "^2.0.0-alpha.32"
     enc-utils "^3.0.0"
     keyvaluestorage "^0.7.1"
     pino "^6.7.0"
     pino-pretty "^4.3.0"
-    relay-provider "^1.2.0"
+    relay-provider "^1.2.1"
     safe-json-utils "^1.1.1"
 
-"@walletconnect/types@^2.0.0-alpha.26":
-  version "2.0.0-alpha.26"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/types/-/types-2.0.0-alpha.26.tgz#83eee3e94bebfeabba95d1b910a93302d03a8a68"
-  integrity sha512-yoPVloExCgqbOUD3DbMhNnTfQPNY+cdDVrn6U3fCMRQ1PSNZyfuLNh769kQNodHfTEkfGyQyX9oJ9t3p2xJcUA==
+"@walletconnect/types@^2.0.0-alpha.32":
+  version "2.0.0-alpha.32"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/types/-/types-2.0.0-alpha.32.tgz#05f6f641f369abc2db099f5560f958be5e047901"
+  integrity sha512-m8lsJIJEVbpGYbnjC6qkseB0HsN2go4dJIfaDw2jjTtKIGEvBlkKFEPWcUbmUdAjUWhdyFgHCotq4hmBCcDIbA==
   dependencies:
-    "@json-rpc-tools/types" "^1.6.3"
+    "@json-rpc-tools/types" "^1.6.4"
     keyvaluestorage "^0.7.1"
     pino "^6.7.0"
     pino-pretty "^4.3.0"
 
-"@walletconnect/utils@^2.0.0-alpha.26":
-  version "2.0.0-alpha.26"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/utils/-/utils-2.0.0-alpha.26.tgz#88429c5e9c0557a36604e5311a138e28b54ecb16"
-  integrity sha512-K5OjZiFspHmGt8JXf07ZGaxwrJzI+AJ5//bt7KGVA6bmFAAs9syGmbaT/hX7eMK8JVCb+Fbjn0JalSKRQyEtlQ==
+"@walletconnect/utils@^2.0.0-alpha.32":
+  version "2.0.0-alpha.32"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@walletconnect/utils/-/utils-2.0.0-alpha.32.tgz#feceffd467f24530208938c5f8b0b24004fbe1ad"
+  integrity sha512-6P/qsd4X3kXn+Yrq8Pk05xBHXv4zSI3tpK3KaXjJizzYUT+k/VgwLCXikyuOoVhcBOPBREAMurVzCsmtbP9DRw==
   dependencies:
-    "@json-rpc-tools/utils" "^1.6.3"
-    "@walletconnect/types" "^2.0.0-alpha.26"
-    detect-browser "^5.1.0"
+    "@json-rpc-tools/utils" "^1.6.4"
+    "@walletconnect/types" "^2.0.0-alpha.32"
     ecies-25519 "^1.3.0"
     enc-utils "^3.0.0"
     query-string "^6.13.5"
@@ -9959,11 +9982,6 @@ destroy@^1.0.4, destroy@~1.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/destroy/-/destroy-1.0.4.tgz#978857442c44749e4206613e37946205826abd80"
   integrity sha1-l4hXRCxEdJ5CBmE+N5RiBYJqvYA=
 
-detect-browser@^5.1.0:
-  version "5.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-browser/-/detect-browser-5.2.0.tgz#c9cd5afa96a6a19fda0bbe9e9be48a6b6e1e9c97"
-  integrity sha512-tr7XntDAu50BVENgQfajMLzacmSe34D+qZc4zjnniz0ZVuw/TZcLcyxHQjYpJTM36sGEkZZlYLnIM1hH7alTMA==
-
 detect-file@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-file/-/detect-file-0.1.0.tgz#4935dedfd9488648e006b0129566e9386711ea63"
@@ -21977,10 +21995,10 @@ relative@^3.0.1:
   dependencies:
     isobject "^2.0.0"
 
-relay-provider@^1.2.0:
-  version "1.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/relay-provider/-/relay-provider-1.2.0.tgz#9de740ab48f1deba29fa26f73559adb14b95da70"
-  integrity sha512-BCtRgrPO6Am5hbMXEcdltq1+DTtvNjvG7HjGVT4Fd1qDU96bctgXf2PAkGq1Yn1OGlcgOa6jaxAQzB9J043CtQ==
+relay-provider@^1.2.1:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/relay-provider/-/relay-provider-1.2.1.tgz#b4191899dbb871b06a74e7d8995d7749e1f7dc09"
+  integrity sha512-N3p05r57sHk76qfiNiSflDY83LigmbfaAnFEno9smCz30CgA61IJLfoqLr1+qQSdIEqvy1Jflcs2lLmpzBOYKA==
   dependencies:
     "@json-rpc-tools/provider" "^1.4.0"
     "@json-rpc-tools/utils" "^1.4.0"