Walmart goes Visa free in Manitoba

As of Oct. 24, the 16 Walmart stores found through Manitoba will no longer accept Visa at the till, the mega-retailer confirmed Thursday.

• Walmart Canada's Visa ban expands to Manitoba from Thunder Bay

"Manitoba was the next market that we felt was the right one for us to do develop this change,"Alex Robertson withWalmartCanada told CBC News in Winnipeg Thursday.

Robertson said the company spends $100 million a year on credit card fees, and the move away from Visa is all about saving money.

This summer Visa bit back after Walmart announced plans to stop accepting its cards.

Walmartpulled Visa from stores inThunder Bayrecentlyand Robertson said the results there have been positive thus far.

"Customers have adopted alternate forms of payments and there's been minimal disruption to shopping patterns," he added.

MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards will continue to be accepted.

Walmart goes Visa free in Manitoba

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As of Oct. 24, the 16 Walmart stores found through Manitoba will be Visa-free in an attempt to save money.