The company that enables Wikileaks to accept credit and debit card donations has
threatened to take legal action against Visa Europe and Mastercard.
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IT firm Datacell said it was ready to seek "billions of euros" in damages.
Iceland-based Datacell, which processes donations made to the whistle-blowing website, said the move by Visa and Mastercard threatened its own business.
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".
Mastercard would only say that it was suspending payments to Wikileaks "until the situation is resolved".
Datacell said in its statement that Visa and Mastercard had "put priority on political influence over the law".
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.
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