Visa suspends payments to WikiLeaks

Visa says it has suspended all payments to WikiLeaks pending an investigation of the organization's business.

Visa's decision is a powerful blow to the loosely knit organization, which relies on online donations to fund its operations.

Popular online payment company PayPal, Inc. has already severed its links with WikiLeaks.

Swiss authorities closed the new Swiss bank account of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday.