Visa cancels payment processing contract with DataCell over WikiLeaks
After having opened up a gateway for DataCell for processing payments to WikiLeaks, the payments processing company Valitor (VISA Iceland) has decided to close down the gateway and terminate the contract with DataCell.
The reason they give is that orders have been given by the international card companies to close down the gateway and that processing donations to WikiLeaks is a violation of general terms between the two parties. DataCell has protested this termination and will make a complaint to the Icelandic Financial Authority claiming that Valitor’s license to operate as a payment processing company will be cancelled.
