South Africa is getting left behind as businesses and governments embrace blockchain. In this in-depth conversation with entrepreneur and disruptor Monica Singer, founder and former CEO of Strate and now South Africa lead for the world’s largest blockchain company, we explore how governments are embracing blockchain to maintain control of money flows, improve efficiency and excise corruption. Singer, who is influential in the accounting profession, shares what businesses need to do to stay competitive as the next technological seismic shift changes accounting practices and eliminates back office staff. – Jackie Cameron Monica Singer on her background: I started at ConsenSys in 2017 and for three years, I’ve been presenting to corporates, universities and anybody that is prepared to hear the future that we are creating. Truth be told, is that nothing has really happened in the last three years. I’ve been working mostly internationally. We’re working on projects everywhere in the world, so I have done more work with clients overseas than in South Africa.