If they didn’t have the bottom row at all then I’d be more sympathetic. I’d probably also like pulse more if everything was moved to the side.
Or for an outsider’s view: Zeebox A/B testing
Plus, I’d say it looks weirder due to the minutely noticeable blank space between the first two rows where pulse is going to appear. But if the font was smaller on the balance/spent, I’d have pulse turned on at this point.