SWINDON-based Nationwide’s new smartwatch banking application is a finalist in two categories in the 2015 FStech awards.

Developed in partnership with IPL, the cutting-edge smartwatch app enabled the building society to become the UK’s first financial service provider to offer its customers real-time balances on Android watches.

Nationwide’s Kate Watson, said: “Digital is all about giving people easier and more convenient ways to manage their money, and the smartwatch capability is the latest step in our journey.’’