With 751 million Internet users — nearly 55% of the population — and 663 million smartphone users, China dwarfs every other country when it comes to digital metrics. Of those Internet users, 72.1% are between 10 and 39 years old.

Hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk has appointed Paul Slaven as its chief development officer. 

Chinese players are increasing their dominance of the digital payments market as companies like Alibaba, Tencent and UnionPay seek to bolster their revenues through international expansion, according to a newly published report.