Barefoot Innovation Podcast

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

Jun 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.

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

Jun 1, 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.

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

May 26, 2026

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.

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Compliance as an Enabler

May 21, 2026

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, and smarter.

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Episode 250: My Favorite Thought Partners

May 7, 2026

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 conversation.

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