Trust is not a feature. It is the whole design.
Pythias documents the deal, verifies who you are dealing with, and keeps the record. It never holds your money, never pulls your credit, and never acts without your say. Here is exactly how.
We are the record, never the holder.
On a contractor job, each milestone is funded into escrow held by Escrow.com, a licensed escrow provider, and released as the work is approved. On other deals, money moves directly between the two people.
Either way, Pythias is the record and the backup. If it disappeared tomorrow, your money would not be sitting inside it.
Know who you are dealing with.
Pythias verifies identity so a name on a deal is a real, accountable person. It does not pull credit, score borrowers, or judge anyone. Just confirms who is on the other side.
If it goes bad, the record does the work.
A deal stalls.
Nothing to reconstruct. The signed scope and every payment are already on the record.
Send a payment request.
One tap turns your signed agreement and payment history into an evidence packet and a plain payment request.
In writing.
A clear amount and a clear deadline, on the record, where a texted yes never was.
Reputation follows.
Getting paid, or not, becomes reputation earned only through real deals on Pythias.
What Pythias is, and what it is not.
Not a lender, bank, or debt collector.
Pythias keeps the record and the paperwork. It documents and tracks deals you make on your own terms. It does not lend, hold deposits, or collect debts.
Not a law firm.
Documents are built on Arizona-specific templates and prepared pending attorney review. Pythias does not give legal advice.
Funds sit with a licensed partner.
Escrow is held by a licensed escrow partner and releases by milestone. Pythias never holds or moves the money.
Starting in Arizona.
Pythias begins in Arizona, with more states coming. Tell us where you are and we will prioritize it.