"While it is generally not our policy to comment publicly on account dealings, we are sharing the following statement to clarify information regarding the Courage To Resist organization’s PayPal account and their claim that this is somehow associated with their support of U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning,"

"Let me be clear, this decision had nothing to do with WikiLeaks," Nayar added.

PayPal was embroiled in controversy late last year when it shuttered an account for WikiLeaks, amid the controversy over WikiLeaks' expose of U.S. State Department documents. The payment site's move was mimicked by a number of financial companies, including Switzerland's PostFinance as well as MasterCard and Visa. A hacker group called Anonymous retaliated for the account closures by and others viewed as hostile to WikiLeaks.

PayPal is a global online payment platform with more than 94 million active accounts in 190 markets around the world, according to its website.