Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Jo Ann Barefoot

jo@regulationinnovation.org

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Booking Overview

This podcast brings regulatory and technology leaders together to discuss how “innovative regulation” can improve financial consumer outcomes. It’s a strong platform for guests with expertise in financial services regulation, fintech compliance, and responsible innovation.

Metrics

Episodes: 255

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

jo@regulationinnovation.org

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Host

Jo Ann Barefoot - CEO of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR). She hosts the podcast exploring better solutions for financial consumers at the intersection of technology innovation and regulation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Regulators and regulatory leaders (e.g., FCA leadership), plus senior industry experts from fintech/compliance and organizations focused on inclusive finance and regulatory innovation.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership in financial regulation or supervision, Experience building or evaluating regulatory sandboxes / regulatory innovation programs, Subject-matter expertise in compliance-by-design and partner banking models

Recent Guest Discussions

Tatiana Alonso - Gender-disaggregated Data For Inclusive Finance; Smarter Supervision; Unlocking Capital For Women Entrepreneurs

Wendy Teleki - Gender-disaggregated Data For Inclusive Finance; Smarter Supervision; Unlocking Capital For Women Entrepreneurs

Matt Lowe - Tech-positive Regulation; AI Labs; Sandboxes; Policy Sprints; Stablecoins; Maintaining Trust While Moving Faster

Colin Payne - Tech-positive Regulation; AI Labs; Sandboxes; Policy Sprints; Stablecoins; Maintaining Trust While Moving Faster

Meredith Turner - Partner Banking; Clean Tech Stacks; Real-time Data; Compliance-by-design Enabling Safer, Faster Fintech Innovation

Recent Topics

Financial Regulation, Fintech, Consumer Protection, Artificial Intelligence, Supervision

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Barefoot Innovation Podcast
:

Beyond Pilots & Sandboxes: Cloud, AI & the Future of Supervision

June 26, 2026

Saket Narayan of AWS joins Jo Ann to explore how regulators can move beyond pilots and sandboxes, using cloud, data, AI, and secure experimentation to build faster, smarter, more adaptive supervision. Episode show notes, transcript and related links available online at: https://regulationinnovation.org/podcast/beyond-pilots-sandboxes/.

Live Episode: AI, Risk & the Future of Bank Compliance

June 11, 2026

Live from ABA RCC, Jo Ann talks with Raj Date and Konrad Alt about AI's promise and peril for bank risk, compliance, supervision, financial crime, agentic commerce, and the future of regulated finance. Episode show notes, transcript and related links available online at: https://regulationinnovation.org/podcast/live-episode-ai-risk-the-future-of-bank-compliance/. Video recording courtesy of the American Bankers Association. 

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

June 01, 2026

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. Episode show notes, transcript and related links available online at: https://regulationinnovation.org/podcast/seeing-the-gaps-gender-data-and-the-future-of-inclusive-finance/.

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