Goldman Sachs Deploys Anthropic AI Agents to Revolutionize Trade Accounting and Client Onboarding
Wall Street's elite is quietly swapping out junior analysts for silicon brains. Goldman Sachs is rolling out Anthropic's advanced AI agents to handle the trillion-dollar minutiae of trade accounting and the regulatory gauntlet of client onboarding.
The Paperwork Purge
Forget manual reconciliation and compliance checklists. These AI systems don't sleep, don't take bonuses, and don't complain about the hours. They're designed to parse complex trade tickets, validate settlements against mountains of legacy data, and flag discrepancies in microseconds—not days.
Onboarding, Unchained
The client intake process, a notorious friction point filled with KYC/AML hurdles, is getting a full automation overhaul. The AI agents will verify identities, screen against global watchlists, and populate compliance frameworks autonomously. It cuts weeks-long processes down to hours, assuming the legacy mainframes can keep up.
One cynical finance jab: It's the most efficient cost-cutting measure since the last round of layoffs—just without the severance packages.
The move signals a fundamental shift. Banks aren't just using AI for chatbots anymore; they're handing the keys to core, revenue-critical operations. The question isn't if other majors will follow, but how many middle-office jobs will be left when they do. The race to replace human fallibility with algorithmic precision is on, and Goldman just hit the gas.
Goldman expands Claude’s role after early testing in engineering
Goldman actually started with a coding bot called Devin. It worked well enough for engineers, but Marco said they quickly noticed Claude was better at more than just code.
The team tested Claude on accounting and compliance jobs and was caught off guard when it actually handled them. “Claude is really good at coding,” Marco said. “Is that because coding is kind of special, or is it about the model’s ability to reason through complex problems, step by step, applying logic?”
They tried it on massive documents, hard rules, and messy spreadsheets. Claude was able to understand the rules, apply judgment, and finish the job. Marco said the team was surprised how strong it was in areas like compliance, not just tech. That’s when they decided to use Anthropic’s model on trade reconciliation and client vetting too.
David Solomon, the CEO, is already turning the whole bank toward AI. He announced last year that Goldman is starting a long-term plan to bring in generative AI across the company.
This isn’t about experimenting. It’s about cutting down on new hires and doing more with fewer people. That includes using AI to run operations without needing armies of junior staff. The plan is simple: do more, hire less.
Marco said they aren’t firing anyone yet. He called it “premature” to assume jobs will disappear. But he did say that third-party contractors might get cut out as the AI gets stronger. That means companies who help Goldman with compliance or accounting might not be needed anymore.
And Claude isn’t done. Marco said the next use cases might include internal surveillance or making pitchbooks for deals.
Right now, Goldman’s engineers are still building the agents with Anthropic. But the company expects them to launch soon.
Claim your free seat in an exclusive crypto trading community - limited to 1,000 members.
