Pebble smartwatch gets banking app 30 years since customers of the Nottingham Building Society were able to access banking via the Prestel videotext system, the company said customers "like to know their account balance in real time." Clayton Locke, Intelligent Systems chief technology officer, said: "We develop our software by first finding out what customers really want in a digital bank. Our research shows that people like to know their account balance in real time. Plus customers are increasingly curious about how wearable devices, such as smartwatches, can be used to manage everyday tasks such as banking. The company said that the Interact smartwatch app means customers will be able to check their bank balance with "a glance of the wrist... while out and about." The Interact smartwatch app marks our first step towards developing digital banking systems for other wearable technologies, such as Google Glass.