Ep. 659 Tria | The Neobank of Web3 (feat. Vijit Katta)
For episode 659 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Vijit Katta, CEO & Co-founder of Tria. Vijit Katta is the CEO and Co-founder of Tria, with over a decade of experience across entrepreneurship, commercial strategy, and early-stage investing. He built Polygon’s in-house accelerator, funding early-stage projects; founded a healthtech startup in Austria, and led commercial strategy for multiple 9-figure portfolios at GSK and AstraZeneca; he holds a CS degree from BITS Pilani and an MBA from INSEAD. Tria is a self-custodial neobank that unifies spending, trading, and earning across all chains — without bridges, gas, or custodians. Built for both humans and AI, Tria makes money programmable, enabling anyone or any agent to transact natively on-chain. Powered by its interoperability layer, BestPath AVS, Tria abstracts away the complexity of crypto to deliver instant, global, and autonomous finance. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance with over 1,800+iGaming Fintech VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Sumsub(0:44) Introduction(1:55) Who is Vijit Katta?(4:55) What is Tria?(5:44) How does Tria work?(8:40) What are the Tria cards?(10:56) Rewards, cashback and perks of Tria(13:10) Programmable Money & Agentic AI(17:11) Sumsub(17:55) How far are we from an Agentic AI world?(20:07) How to make Web3 less complex(23:18) Tria roadmap for 2026(25:38) Website & socials 🎙Tria Links: 🔗 Website: https://tria.so/ 🔗 X: https://x.com/useTria 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usetria/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijitkatta/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.