Bloomberg Citigroup has hired veteran JPMorgan Chase & Co dealmaker Barry Weir as it seeks to beef up its senior ranks in London. Weir, who’s known for his work on natural resources deals, will join Citigroup as a managing director on the UK investment banking team in September, according to a memo. He has more than 22 years of …

  Bloomberg Citizens Financial Group Inc agreed to buy College Raptor, a firm that helps connect prospective students with colleges based on their academic and financial compatibility. The acquisition will bolster the bank’s exposure to college-age customers, Chris Ebeling, executive vice president and head of student lending at Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens, said. The deal, for which terms weren’t disclosed, …

  Bloomberg Binance Holdings Ltd’s billionaire Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao is tightening his grip on India’s market for cryptocurrency trading in the fallout from a major tax change. Downloads of Binance’s app in India jumped to 429,000 in August, the highest this year and almost triple that of runner-up CoinDCX, data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower show. Only …