JPMorgan Chase& Co. hired Alex Sion as executive director of mobile banking, American Banker reported. Theappointment takes effect Oct. 3.

Sion is a co-founder of Moven, a fintech firm, which has beenworking with banks on their mobile apps. Brett King, another co-founder, told Banker Sion had discussed job offerswith him and they felt that "from a visibility perspective, this move toChase would be seen as a win for Moven."