Havana ATMs Now Accept Mastercard for Cash Advances

Havana ATMs Now Accept Mastercard for Cash Advances

According to a report by Fox News Latino, ATMs in Havana will now accept MasterCard cash advances, including those from Stonegate Bank, the first US bank authorized to provide this service in the island nation, and the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. Cuban Central Bank (BCC) vice president Irma Margarita Martinez confirmed that MasterCard is … Read more

Stonegate Bank Issues First US Credit Card to be Used in Cuba

Stonegate Bank Issues First US Credit Card to be Used in Cuba

A small regional bank with a big idea about banking in Cuba just issued the first US credit card that functions in Cuba. Stonegate Bank made headlines last year when it become the first US bank to establish a correspondent banking relationship in Cuba since Washington and Havana normalized relations. While it has been technically … Read more

In Conversation: David Seleski, CEO, Stonegate Bank

In Conversation: David Seleski, CEO, Stonegate Bank

The Cuba Journal sat down with David Seleski, CEO of Stonegate Bank, after his return from the historic flag raising ceremony in Havana on August 14th. The ceremony was one of many recent milestones in the brick-by-brick dismantling of the five-decade-old economic and ideological wall that has divided Cuba and the United States. Recently, Stonegate … Read more