Goldman's new technology chief comes from Amazon's cloud unit and plays in a Seattle grunge band

The move is the latest sign of the blurring boundaries between big tech and big finance amid challenges for both industries.

that corporations tap to enable mobile computing, augmented and virtual reality, internet-connected devices and other bleeding-edge applications.

"It's becoming pretty obvious that what used to be the world of technology is now becoming the world of business transformation," Argenti said in a phone interview. "I couldn't stop thinking about it," Argenti said. "There's a little processor in the back of my mind. I started to do pattern matching, how can artificial intelligence be applied to this, or how can agile compute be applied, how can server-less compute be applied?"

His ultimate goal would be to help create "a financial institution that my daughter would love," he said. "Something that is mobile first, something that is social, something that is friendly, something that you know, makes you feel like you belong to something."

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