Make banking easier with our secure app
- Manage all your Nationwide accounts in one place
- View and search your transactions
- Freeze and unfreeze your Visa Debit card
- Report your card lost or stolen and order a new card
Manage your account your way
Pay with your phone
You can use Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay or Paym.
Keep track of your money
You can set your text alert preferences to help you manage your money. And you can go paperless to help keep track digitally.
Visa debit card
You can make contactless payments up to £100 with your Visa debit card.
Switching to Nationwide
Fast — switch in just 7 working days. You choose the date, and we’ll let you know when it’s done.
Seamless — a dedicated team does it all for you. They’ll switch your payments, balance and even your list of payees.
Guaranteed — there shouldn't be any problems but if there are, you won't lose a penny.
Apply for FlexStudent
When you apply for FlexStudent, you can:
- apply for a brand new bank account
- switch your current account from another building society or a bank to us, or
- change your existing Nationwide current account to FlexStudent.
If your circumstances change
Leaving university early
If you leave your studies early, you'll need to let us know. Call us on 03457 30 20 11 or visit us in branch to talk through your options. We may need to move your FlexStudent account to one of our adult accounts.
Extending your studies
If you’re planning to continue your studies after you graduate, then please come to see us in branch. While you’re studying you can keep your FlexStudent account. We’ll need your new course details, and we may ask for evidence of your change in studies. For example, a letter from your university.
Related links
I need help with my account
Our current account help section has the answers to our most commonly asked questions.
Protecting your money
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (opens in a new window) (FSCS) is a free, independent service that protects up to £85,000 of your eligible money at Nationwide.