Companies behind the most popular U.S. credit cards said they are severing ties with extremist organizations that incite violence after they came under pressure to stop providing ways for white supremacists groups to raise funds.

Discover Financial Services said it’s ending merchant agreements with “hate groups,” while Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. said they were cutting ties with a number of sites as part of broader reviews.

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