Posts Tagged ‘MasterCard’
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Visa and MasterCard funding returns to WikiLeaks via French payment gateway
Computerworld New Zealand Using Visa or MasterCard for donations to WikiLeaks was made possible again yesterday when the French organisation Defense Fund Net Neutrality (FDNN) started accepting payments via those credit card providers through the French Carte Bleue systems. |
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Wikileaks scores victory over Mastercard, Visa donation blockade
Technology Spectator The ruling is a milestone for Wikileaks as it provides a hole in which to eventually tear down the payment wall put up by Mastercard, Visa and a dozen other US firms in late 2010. Wikileaks said the companies actions resulted in a 95 per cent fall in their … |
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Mastercard & Visa's ban on Wikileaks donations ruled illegal
iTWire A court in Iceland – where Wikileaks is based – has ruled that Mastercard and Visa's refusal to process donations for Wikileaks is illegal. Both Maste… |
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WikiLeaks Wins Battle Against Visa, MasterCard (in Iceland)
Democratic Underground WikiLeaks won an important legal battle against Visa and MasterCard in Iceland on Thursday — where the credit card companies' local partner was ordered by a judge to resume processing credit card donations made to the controversial secret-sharing site. |
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Breaking: Prime Minister did not tell Mastercard to block Wikileaks donations
ABC Online A viral Tweet which alleges Australia's Prime Minister and Attorney General ordered Mastercard to block donations to Wikileaks has been rubbished by Mastercard. The Tweet, which also gave the name and phone number of a Mastercard executive, … |
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Watch: WikiLeaks Mastercard Spoof
Huffington Post Watch WikiLeaks founder star in "For Everything Else There's MasterCard" advert. You'll be greeted with a convincing typical American male voiceover emphasising how major credit card companies and online payment companies have withheld over £9.1 … |
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WikiLeaks files complaint over Visa and Mastercard
Globe and Mail WikiLeaks and the Icelandic IT company DataCell filed a formal complaint to the European Commission on Thursday, saying payment companies Visa Europe and MasterCard Inc. violated EU antitrust laws by blocking donations. Visa Europe, which runs the … |
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Visa Europe, MasterCard Partner Says Unaware of WikiLeaks Link
Bloomberg Valitor, a payment processor linked to Visa Europe and MasterCard, said it didn't know it would be briefly channeling donations to WikiLeaks this week. The company, based in Reykjavik, Iceland, … |
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WikiLeaks partner loses Visa, MasterCard loophole
SBS A screen shot of a web browser displaying the WikiLeaks website with a picture of its founder Julian Assange in Bern December 4, 2010. REUTERS/Pascal Lauener NEW YORK (Reuters) – A WikiLeaks partner found a new bank to accept Visa and MasterCard … |
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Wikileaks able to process MasterCard and Visa payments
ZDNet UK Wikileaks's financial blockade appears to have been lifted, at least temporarily, as it is once again able to process payments via Visa and MasterCard. The two companies cut off payments to the … |






