Philly Company Accepting Donations For Wikileaks

From SteveBeck

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A tech startup based in Philadelphia says it is taking donations for WikiLeaks, after several U.S.-based companies cut ties to the website in the face of government pressure.

Mobile-to-mobile payment provider Xipwire (pronounced Zipwire) says on its website that “while people may or may not agree with WikiLeaks … anyone who wishes to support the organization through a donation should be able to do so.”

“The decision was a combination of our core business, which is processing payments, and our personal politics, which is don’t get in the way of letting people make decisions for themselves,” Xipwire co-founder Sharif Alexandre told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Customers begin the payment process by creating an account on Xipwire’s website and linking a cell phone and credit or debit card. Consumers and merchants can then send and receive money via text message.

While he declined to release specifics, Alexandre said hundreds of people have donated thousands of dollars in all since Xipwire announced Tuesday that they were taking donations for WikiLeaks.

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