Thailand’s Digital Ventures invests in geolocation data firm Pulse iD
Digital Ventures, a fintech-focussed venture capital subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), has invested in Hong Kong-based geolocation data startup Pulse iD, the bank said on Tuesday.
Other fintech venture capitalists including Tuas Capital from Malaysia and Robby Hilkowitz from Israel have also joined this round. However, the financial terms were not disclosed.
“The partnership is our first with a Thai company and an important move for us. Deep collaboration with leading financial institutions allows us to find new ways to fight identity theft and fraud,” Alex Topaloski, Co-Founder and CEO of Pulse iD, said in the statement.
The deal marks Digital Ventures’ second direct investment after it put in money in the US-based blockchain company Ripple in September last year.
Integrated on millions of smartphones through a secure SDK, Pulse iD uses geolocation data to unlock security, loyalty and identity services to banks, telcos and media clients. Its priority markets include Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and South Korea. “More and more financial transactions continue to shift to online and, in particular, mobile.
However, customer concerns over security and privacy risks persist,” said Digital Ventures’ chairman of the executive committee Thana Thienachariya.
