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Jo Ann Barefoot
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Job title
CEO and Co-founder
Company/organization
Alliance for Innovative Regulation
Bank Think
About

Jo Ann Barefoot is CEO and co-founder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR), host of the global podcast show Barefoot Innovation and Senior Fellow Emerita at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Business & Government. She is a former deputy comptroller of the currency.

CONTRIBUTED STORIES
  • BankThink Regulators' first step to avert bank failures is to close the information gap

    Through the power of digital technology and artificial intelligence, regulators around the world could revolutionize the way banks' call reports are filed, providing them with real-time information.

    August 11
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink Bank regulators need to overhaul their digital capacity

    For all of the regulators’ progress over the years, many are still relying on an internal technology framework that was built for 1992, not 2022.

    June 6
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink Regulators must root out bias in AI-based lending

    The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in financial services, while promising, is not without risk. It's on federal regulators to ensure that algorithms relied on by banks and credit unions aren't harming businesses and consumers.

    December 15
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink Federal systems' tech flaws laid bare by coronavirus crisis

    It's time for agencies like the Small Business Administration to stop playing catch-up and invest in state-of-the art technology.

    May 5
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink Federal systems' tech flaws laid bare by coronavirus crisis

    It's time for agencies like the Small Business Administration to stop playing catch-up and invest in state-of-the art technology.

    April 30
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink Dear Congress: Don’t let initial PPP be final word on small-business aid

    The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program is nearly depleted, but there are ways small banks and fintechs, with help from Congress, can remedy the situation.

    April 21
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink Dear Congress: Don’t let initial PPP be final word on small-business aid

    The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program is nearly depleted, but there are ways small banks and fintechs, with help from Congress, can remedy the situation.

    April 15
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink How fintech can save small businesses on the brink

    Lenders and government guarantors can use loan technology to bring immediate relief to business owners, former OCC official Jo Ann Barefoot says.

    April 7
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink How fintech can save small businesses on the brink

    Lenders and government guarantors can use loan technology to bring immediate relief to business owners, former OCC official Jo Ann Barefoot says.

    April 1
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
  • BankThink The fight against financial crime has just begun

    Regulators globally are using "tech sprints" to test new anti-money-laundering solutions. More can be done, but it's a good start.

    November 4
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Jo Ann Barefoot
    Alliance for Innovative Regulation
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