DHgate is an online wholesale platform that connects Chinese manufacturers and wholesalers with buyers around the world. Since its founding in 2004, the company has established itself as one of the renowned B2B marketplaces in China, connecting more than 77 million registered buyers from over 225 countries and regions. As it enabled its global ecommerce wholesale platform, DHgate was committed to securing sensitive and personal data while using APIs for data transfer and to connect systems. It achieved its security goals by using solutions from Akamai.