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| Wikileaks' IT firm says it will sue Visa and Mastercard | |
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| The company that enables Wikileaks to accept credit and debit card donations says it will take legal action against Visa Europe and Mastercard. | |
| IT firm Datacell said it would move immediately to try to force the two companies to resume allowing payments to the whistle-blowing website. | |
| Iceland-based Datacell had earlier said the move by Visa and Mastercard could harm its own business. | |
| Visa Europe and Mastercard have yet to comment on the legal threat. | |
| Visa Europe suspended payments to Wikileaks on Tuesday, ahead of carrying out an investigation into the website. | Visa Europe suspended payments to Wikileaks on Tuesday, ahead of carrying out an investigation into the website. |
| It said it wanted to determine whether the nature of Wikileaks' business "contravenes Visa operating rules". | It said it wanted to determine whether the nature of Wikileaks' business "contravenes Visa operating rules". |
| Mastercard would only say that it was suspending payments to Wikileaks "until the situation is resolved". | Mastercard would only say that it was suspending payments to Wikileaks "until the situation is resolved". |
| Datacell's chief executive Andreas Fink urged Visa to "just simply do their business where they are good at - transferring money". | |
| The company added that the suspension by Visa would last for an initial seven days, but this has yet to be confirmed by the US giant. | |
| The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, was arrested in London on Tuesday, connected to sexual assault allegations in Sweden. | The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, was arrested in London on Tuesday, connected to sexual assault allegations in Sweden. |
| He was refused bail, but has vowed to fight extradition. | He was refused bail, but has vowed to fight extradition. |