Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Jo Ann Barefoot

Episodes 253
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (41)
Since Apr 2015
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
47%
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rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

The Barefoot Innovation podcast, hosted by the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) CEO Jo Ann Barefoot, explores better solutions for financial consumers at the intersection of technology innovation and regulation.

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Recent Episodes

Seeing the Gaps: Gender Data and the Future of Inclusive Finance

Jun 01, 2026 58m

Wendy Teleki and Tatiana Alonso join Jo Ann to explore why gender-disaggregated data is essential to inclusive finance, smarter supervision, and unlocking capital for women entrepreneurs worldwide.…

Move Fast & Make Things: The FCA is Still Leading on Regulatory Innovation

May 26, 2026 1h 7m

FCA leaders Colin Payne and Matt Lowe join Jo Ann to explore tech-positive regulation, AI labs, sandboxes, policy sprints, stablecoins, and how regulators can move faster without sacrificing trust.…

Compliance as an Enabler

May 21, 2026 45m

Column N.A.'s Meredith Turner joins Jo Ann to unpack the future of partner banking — where clean tech stacks, real-time data, and compliance-by-design can help fintech innovation move faster, safer,…

Episode 250: My Favorite Thought Partners

May 07, 2026 1h 41m

For Barefoot Innovation's 250th episode, Jo Ann looks back on 11 years of fintech transformation — and ahead to the AI-shaped future — with Kabir Kumar, Matt Van Buskirk, and Nick Cook in a special…

Rebuilding Money for an AI World

Apr 22, 2026 42m

Jo Ann speaks with Radius co-founders Bob Bench and Anders Brownworth on building payment systems for an AI-driven economy, the role of stablecoins, and why the future of money may be shaped more by…

Solvable: We Can Beat Financial Crime Pt.2: Carole House, Ari Redbord & Matt Van Buskirk

Mar 10, 2026 58m

AI-powered scams, crypto crime, and global networks are accelerating financial crime — but solutions are within reach. Experts Ari Redbord, Carole House, and Matt Van Buskirk debate how tech, data…

You Can't Fight the Wind: Building Trust in the Age of Tokenization

Feb 17, 2026 1h 26m

What does it mean to regulate trust in a digital economy? Patrick Murck of Surus joins Jo Ann to talk stablecoins, tokenization, AI, and why financial innovation keeps challenging old assumptions.…

Crypto Comes of Age: Trust, Rules, & Real-World Use

Jan 29, 2026 58m

Crypto is moving from the margins to the mainstream. Stu Alderoty of Ripple and the National Cryptocurrency Association joins Jo Ann to unpack regulation, trust, and how everyday Americans are…

Stablecoins & Sovereignty: Africa's Digital Money Revolution

Dec 16, 2025 1h 11m

Flourish Ventures investor Efayomi Carr and GDF executive Elise Soucie Watts join Jo Ann to unpack Africa's fintech boom, the rise of stablecoins, trust gaps, and what it takes to build inclusive,…

Live Episode: The Future of Money — Stablecoins, Trust and Transformation

Nov 03, 2025 20m

Recorded live at Aspen Ideas: Economy — Jo Ann talks with Biswarup Chatterjee from Citi and Jennifer Lassiter of Standard Chartered about how stablecoins, digital assets, and new regulation are…

We Can Beat Financial Crime Pt. 1: Carole House, Ari Redbord, and Matt Van Buskirk

Oct 28, 2025 1h 6m

Financial crime is a G7‑sized economy. Carole House, Ari Redbord and Matt Van Buskirk join Jo Ann to expose how AI has turbocharged scams and why the AML system is failing — and to chart a new path…

Financial Crime & National Security: DARPA's A3ML Program Making Money Laundering Too Expensive to Exist

Sep 17, 2025 1h 4m

DARPA's David R. Dewhurst joins Jo Ann to explain A3ML, an audacious plan to make money laundering too expensive to exist. Hear how new graph algorithms, incentives and privacy‑first design could…

Pathfinder: Sean Neville is Changing How Money Will Work

Aug 25, 2025 58m

Join us as Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle & architect of the USDC stablecoin, discusses Catena Labs — building the first regulated, AI-native financial institution for a future where…

Crypto's Crossroads: Regulation & Innovation with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce

Aug 06, 2025 39m

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce discusses the evolving U.S. digital asset policy landscape, including new legislation, crypto's potential and risks, and…

The Evolution of Money: A Conversation with Tyler Williams, Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for Digital Assets

Jul 07, 2025 31m

Tyler Williams, Treasury's Counselor for Digital Assets, discusses the Administration's crypto strategy, stablecoin legislation, and managing risks. He shares insights from 400+ stakeholder meetings…

Special Episode: Tackling Financial Crime

Jun 09, 2025 16m

This special episode explores AIR's work tackling financial crime & regulatory modernization, & highlights 4 upcoming events: Battlefront: Fraud in the Age of AI, West Africa Payments &…

Financial Health and Financial Fraud – in West Africa and Beyond

May 30, 2025 50m

In this episode, Jo Ann explores how digital financial services are impacting consumer protection in West Africa and globally, including the rising incidence of fraud. Hear from Aishah Ahmad, CFA,…

Banks and Innovation: Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood

May 21, 2025 43m

Rodney Hood, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, chats about bank innovation, digital assets, and tech's role in financial inclusion. He shares insights on modernizing regulation and how the OCC…

Inside the NCUA: New Chairman Kyle Hauptman on Fintech & Regulation

May 07, 2025 45m

In this episode, NCUA Chair Kyle Hauptman discusses tech's role in credit unions. He highlights NCUA's open approach to digital assets, AI/blockchain use cases and DOGE's project to streamline the…

AI for Managing Risk: Oscilar CEO Neha Narkhede

Apr 24, 2025 41m

Oscilar CEO Neha Narkhede discusses AI for risk management, focusing on fraud & financial crime detection. Learn how AI breaks data silos & improves security.

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Barefoot Innovation Podcast has published 253 episodes since April 2015, covering topics in Business, Non-Profit.

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