Visa offers Manitoba cardholders credit as Walmart spat continues

Visa Canada is offering its Manitoba cardholders a reward if they buy their groceries somewhere other than Walmart.

The credit card giant has launched an advertising campaign in which it offers a $10 credit to Manitoba cardholders who spend $50 or more at grocery stores in the province.

Cardholders must register their number before Nov. 15 at visa.ca/Manitoba and they'll automatically receive the credit within 15 days of making their purchase.

Visa is in the midst of a fee dispute with Walmart, which stopped accepting the card at its 16 Manitoba stores on Oct. 24.

The retail giant vowed in June to stop accepting Visa at all of its more than 400 Canadian outlets if Visa doesn't lower its credit card fee, which it charges to all of its retail customers.

A month later, Walmart started banning Visa cards at its stores in Thunder Bay.