While the young Cuban entrepreneur Adrián C. León was studying his master’s degree in Computer Science at the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro, he had the idea to create Fusyona, the first cryptocurrency exchange in Cuba. Three years later, that first project...
Four years ago, Alejandro Perez decided that it was time to set up his own business. After almost a decade working in state-owned companies in Cuba, this telecommunications engineer wanted to do something for himself, in a technology-related sector. He analyzed the...
In November 2019, Oniel Díaz, co-founder of Auge, a strategic consultancy group for business in Cuba, arrived at the U.S. Congress. In the offices of Republican and Democratic congressmen, he presented the results of an investigation he...
The Cuban entrepreneur Katia Sanchez found herself at a crossroads. Since 2015 she had worked with state institutions, first for the Ministry of Justice and then for the CubaSí page, but she wanted to do something of her own. In 2019 she created the blog La Penúltima...
For many world citizens, accessing Visa or MasterCard credit and/or debit cards or even payment systems, such as PayPal or Stripe may be something very common. Not for Cubans. Prevented from accessing the traditional global financial system due to restrictions from...