diff --git a/uma/test/uma_test.go b/uma/test/uma_test.go
index a3a7501..0304283 100644
--- a/uma/test/uma_test.go
+++ b/uma/test/uma_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/uma-universal-money-address/uma-go-sdk/uma"
 	umaprotocol "github.com/uma-universal-money-address/uma-go-sdk/uma/protocol"
+	"github.com/uma-universal-money-address/uma-go-sdk/uma/utils"
 	"math"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
@@ -673,6 +674,46 @@ func TestParseAndEncodePayReqToQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, payreq, payreqReparsed)
 }
 
+func TestParseX509CertificateString(t *testing.T) {
+	pemCert := `
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+`
+	pubkey, err := utils.ExtractPubkeyFromPemCertificateChain(pemCert)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	publicKeyBytes := pubkey.SerializeUncompressed()
+	expectedPublicKey, err := hex.DecodeString("04419c5467ea563f0010fd614f85e885ac99c21b8e8d416241175fdd5efd2244fe907e2e6fa3dd6631b1b17cd28798da8d882a34c4776d44cc4090781c7aadea1b")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, publicKeyBytes, expectedPublicKey)
+}
+
 func createLnurlpRequest(t *testing.T, signingPrivateKey []byte) umaprotocol.LnurlpRequest {
 	queryUrl, err := uma.GetSignedLnurlpRequestUrl(signingPrivateKey, "$bob@vasp2.com", "vasp1.com", true, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/uma/utils/cert_utils.go b/uma/utils/cert_utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8358b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uma/utils/cert_utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/asn1"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4"
+	"math/big"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func ExtractPubkeyFromPemCertificateChain(certChain string) (*secp256k1.PublicKey, error) {
+	block, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(certChain))
+	if block == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to parse certificate chain PEM")
+	}
+	asn1Data := block.Bytes
+
+	var v []*certificate
+	for len(asn1Data) > 0 {
+		cert := new(certificate)
+		var err error
+		asn1Data, err = asn1.Unmarshal(asn1Data, cert)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		v = append(v, cert)
+	}
+
+	if len(v) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("empty certificate chain")
+	}
+
+	return parseToSec256K1PublicKey(&v[0].TBSCertificate.PublicKey)
+}
+
+func parseToSec256K1PublicKey(keyData *publicKeyInfo) (*secp256k1.PublicKey, error) {
+	asn1Data := keyData.PublicKey.RightAlign()
+	return secp256k1.ParsePubKey(asn1Data)
+}
+
+type certificate struct {
+	Raw                asn1.RawContent
+	TBSCertificate     tbsCertificate
+	SignatureAlgorithm pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier
+	SignatureValue     asn1.BitString
+}
+
+type tbsCertificate struct {
+	Raw                asn1.RawContent
+	Version            int `asn1:"optional,explicit,default:0,tag:0"`
+	SerialNumber       *big.Int
+	SignatureAlgorithm pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier
+	Issuer             asn1.RawValue
+	Validity           validity
+	Subject            asn1.RawValue
+	PublicKey          publicKeyInfo
+	UniqueId           asn1.BitString   `asn1:"optional,tag:1"`
+	SubjectUniqueId    asn1.BitString   `asn1:"optional,tag:2"`
+	Extensions         []pkix.Extension `asn1:"optional,explicit,tag:3"`
+}
+
+type publicKeyInfo struct {
+	Raw       asn1.RawContent
+	Algorithm pkix.AlgorithmIdentifier
+	PublicKey asn1.BitString
+}
+
+type validity struct {
+	NotBefore, NotAfter time.Time
+}