Digital transformation is rapidly changing the global economy and the way we do business. The backbone of the digital economy is hyper-connectivity which means growing interconnectedness of people, organisations, and machines. While this brings with it immense efficiencies and benefits, it also raises a greater potential for cybercrime and cross-border frauds in a borderless world of trade and commerce.

The growing digital economy will therefore require professional accountants, as custodians of trust, to demonstrate ethical leadership to steer their organisations in the right direction towards a higher moral ground; and build ethics into the core of their organisation’s strategy.