The Barefoot Innovation podcast, hosted by AIR CEO Jo Ann Barefoot, explores better solutions for financial consumers at the intersection of technology innovation and regulation. Join Jo Ann as she sits down with regtech and fintech CEOs, lawmakers, regulators, bankers, and academics, and more for candid discussions on the regtech space.
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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.

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October 2024

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CAN YOU HAVE ‘AI ON YOUR SIDE?’ INSIGHTS FROM CONGRESSMAN BILL FOSTER

Congressman and physicist Bill Foster returns to the podcast to talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and digital identity technologies, and how they present great potential and peril for consumers.

October 07, 2024

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September 2024

THE FINANCIAL REGULATORS’ ODYSSEY: AIR’S INNOVATION LEAD NICK COOK

AIR’s Nick Cook discusses the “Financial Regulators’ Odyssey” — the journey that lies ahead for virtually every financial regulatory body in the world, in catching up their own technology and cultures to the age of digitized data and AI.

September 16, 2024

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August 2024

Penny Lee

THE EVOLVING IMPACT OF FINTECHS: FTA CEO PENNY LEE

Penny Lee, President & CEO of the Financial Technology Association (FTA), discusses how fintechs are trying to change financial services, their evolving relationships with traditional institutions, and new challenges and opportunities.

August 28, 2024

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August 2024

Erin Houchin

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON REGULATORY TECHNOLOGY: CONGRESSWOMAN ERIN HOUCHIN

It’s easy to underestimate the importance of system-building in public policy, but Rep. Erin Houchin's bipartisan FUTURES Act would require financial regulators to self-assess their own tech readiness to oversee the tech transformation underway.

August 15, 2024

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July 2024

Sonny Hashmi

MODERNIZING GOVERNMENT TECH: ADVANCING BEYOND SUPTECH WITH SONNY HASHMI

The drive for modern financial regulation has transitioned rapidly to move beyond suptech. Sonny Hashmi, Head of Public Sector at Unqork, shares advice on how government leaders can transform their core technology infrastructure.

July 31, 2024

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July 2024

Christopher Calabia

AI IN FINANCIAL SERVICES: AIR SENIOR ADVISOR CHRISTOPHER CALABIA

Generative AI is revolutionizing the financial world across sectors. Christopher Calabia, Head of MIT’s Central Bank Digital Currency Program, weighs the pros and cons of this new technology while emphasizing regulatory and ethical frameworks.

July 01, 2024

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June 2024

South Africa

TRANSFORMATION BY TECHSPRINT: CLOSING THE CREDIT GAP IN SOUTH AFRICA

Nthupang Magolego from the National Credit Regulator (NCR) of South Africa and Collen Masunda of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) join Jo Ann to discuss using a TechSprint model to tackle really hard problems in financial inclusion.

June 13, 2024

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May 2024

Nell Watson

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.

May 09, 2024

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