Barefoot Innovation Podcast

Jo Ann Barefoot

Jo Ann Barefoot discusses disrupting innovation in the financial services sector and beyond.

  • 58 minutes 53 seconds
    Taming the Machine: AI Ethicist Nell Watson

    AI Ethicist Nell Watson and author of Taming the Machine describes the foundations we need to put in place to build legal, regulatory and ethical systems to channel fiercely powerful new AI technology away from the bad, and toward the good.

    9 May 2024, 10:00 am
  • 36 minutes 35 seconds
    Community Banks: Darragh Buckley on a Tech-Enabled Future

    Community banks face a tech revolution. Explore the challenges & opportunities with Increase CEO Darragh Buckley, who has a unique perspective and novel ideas. Hear his thoughts on how smaller banks can survive & thrive in a changing landscape.

    18 April 2024, 1:37 pm
  • 46 minutes 4 seconds
    Cutting Edge Consumer Finance: Upgrade CEO Renaud Laplanche

    Upgrade's visionary CEO, Renaud Laplanche, unpacks his pioneering thinking on consumer finance. He unveils 3 key financial consumer needs and explores the evolving landscape of fintechs — progress, challenges and what's next.

    11 April 2024, 6:36 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Women’s History Month: Jo Ann Joins Shelley Anderson to look back and forward

    To mark Women’s History Month, AIR’s Shelley Anderson interviews Barefoot Innovation host Jo Ann on her perspective about the progress, and lack thereof, on efforts to drive toward gender equality.

    27 March 2024, 12:13 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Fintech 2.0: Itai Damti and Alex Acree of Unit

    Itai Damti and Alex Acree delve into Unit's design as a "technology operating system" for bank-fintech partnerships, the legal framework they establish between partners, and their view that compliance must be built into these systems from the start.

    12 March 2024, 1:57 pm
  • 58 minutes 51 seconds
    Innovation in Africa: Bank of Ghana’s Kwame Oppong

    Kwame is the charismatic head of innovation at the Bank of Ghana. He shares advice for regulators on how to adapt to tech transformation and emphasizes collaboration to break down silos and  foster innovation

    26 February 2024, 3:30 pm
  • 52 minutes 50 seconds
    How to Include Everyone: The Gates Foundation’s Michael Wiegand

    Michael talks about the global evolution of financial inclusion and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s ongoing efforts. Learn about digital financial inclusion, consumer protection, digital public infrastructure, and barriers to fair finance. 

    5 February 2024, 3:13 pm
  • 39 minutes 37 seconds
    Presidential Assistant Elizabeth Kelly: White House Policy on AI

    Kelly serves on the White House National Economic Council and helped lead the executive order issued in 2023 on AI. She discusses what the order requires, the challenges it aims to address and the upside opportunity of the technology.  

    23 January 2024, 2:05 pm
  • 58 minutes 57 seconds
    Year-End Roundup from Digital Dollar Foundation Head Chris Giancarlo

    Former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo updates on the evolution of Central Bank Digital Currencies around the world and predicts where we’re headed.

    11 December 2023, 2:29 pm
  • 35 minutes 14 seconds
    How Minority-Backed Institutions Can Stay Competitive in Digital Age

    In this special episode recorded live at the Annual Conference of the National Bankers Association in Washington, D.C., Jo Ann speaks with three innovators working to help Minority Depository Institutions modernize their technology to continue serving communities of color.

    14 November 2023, 4:21 pm
  • 8 minutes 16 seconds
    AI, AI and AI: Game-Changing Technologies Will Dominate Fall Gatherings

    Generative artificial intelligence is sure to be a hot topic for regulators and financial innovators on the upcoming conference circuit. Here is how attendees can get the most out of events likely to be a harvest of new ideas.

    25 October 2023, 8:08 pm
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