Options takes headcount in Belfast to 150

Options is to double its workforce in Belfast thanks to around $100m (£77.5m) investment from New York-based private equity firm Bregal Sagemount.

The Irish Times reports the cloud-based fintech firm will use the funds to take its headcount in Belfast from 75 to 150. According to the paper, Options has a staff of around 200, with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Geneva, Dublin, Toronto and the Caribbean, as well as Belfast.

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