diff --git a/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/DateHelper.kt b/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/DateHelper.kt
index 5eac4bdaf..87f6073be 100644
--- a/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/DateHelper.kt
+++ b/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/DateHelper.kt
@@ -350,4 +350,9 @@ object DateHelper {
      * "dd-MM-yyyy" is the format of the date picker.
      */
     val formattedShortDate = currentDate.format(shortMonthFormat)
+
+    fun getMonth(month: Int): String {
+        require(month in 1..12) { "Month should be between 1 and 12" }
+        return Month.entries[month - 1].name.lowercase().replaceFirstChar { it.uppercase() }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/Utils.kt b/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/Utils.kt
index 3090b4769..4b4837c06 100644
--- a/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/Utils.kt
+++ b/core/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/mifos/mobile/core/common/Utils.kt
@@ -18,16 +18,12 @@ object Utils {
         return formString.toString()
     }
 
-    fun formatTransactionType(type: String?): String {
-        val builder = StringBuilder()
-        try {
-            type?.lowercase()?.split("_")?.forEach { str ->
-                builder.append(
-                    str[0].uppercaseChar() + str.substring(1),
-                ).append(" ")
+    fun formatTransactionType(type: String?): String =
+        type?.lowercase()
+            ?.split("_")
+            ?.joinToString(" ") { word ->
+                word.replaceFirstChar { it.uppercase() }
             }
-        } catch (_: Exception) {
-        }
-        return builder.toString().trim()
-    }
+            ?.trim()
+            ?: ""
 }