TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 22, 2014) - First Global Data Limited ("First Global" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:FGD) is pleased to announce it has granted an aggregate of 7,900,000 stock options to various directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Corporation. The options have an exercise price ranging from $0.25 per common share to $0.35 per common share and expire on April 22, 2019. The majority of the options will vest over a period of three years with some of the options vesting immediately.
About First Global
First Global Data Limited (TSX VENTURE:FGD), is an international payments company whose services are designed primarily for the domestic and international underbanked markets. Services include Mobile and Online Payments, Money Transfer, including Peer to Peer mobile and online transfers. First Global moves money domestically and internationally in full compliance with regulatory guidelines. First Global also enables its strategic partners and clients around the world with its leading edge financial services technology products. First Global maintains a strong focus on compliance and holds licenses to operate as a Money Service Business around the world. The Corporation's electronic transaction infrastructure currently extends to approximately 97 countries worldwide. First Global's goal is to become the global leader in the mobile money and online financial transaction services sector.
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