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BANDEC covers issues like cyber theft, banking challenges, exchange rates, and limited access to renewable energy loans in Cuba, highlighting economic and financial impacts.

Elderly in Cuba Endure Exhausting Waits for Pension Payments: "Something Needs to Change"
Elderly in Cuba Endure Exhausting Waits for Pension Payments: "Something Needs to Change"

Published on 8/27/2026

Private Businesses in Matanzas Face New Cash Withdrawal Evaluations by Bandec
Private Businesses in Matanzas Face New Cash Withdrawal Evaluations by Bandec

Published on 8/23/2026

Retired Cubans in Holguín Struggle to Receive Pensions: "A Sea of Desperate Faces" at Banks
Retired Cubans in Holguín Struggle to Receive Pensions: "A Sea of Desperate Faces" at Banks

Published on 8/18/2026

Cuban Woman Criticizes Banking System: "They Ruined Our Lives"
Cuban Woman Criticizes Banking System: "They Ruined Our Lives"

Published on 8/16/2026

Sancti Spíritus Faces 40% Surcharges on Electronic Payments: A Flawed Banking System
Sancti Spíritus Faces 40% Surcharges on Electronic Payments: A Flawed Banking System

Published on 8/7/2026

Cuban Bank Acknowledges Early Start Challenges for Retirees Seeking Cash
Cuban Bank Acknowledges Early Start Challenges for Retirees Seeking Cash

Published on 7/28/2026

Animal Advocate Reacts to Rejection of 20-Peso Bills in Mayabeque: "We Will Not Go Hungry"
Animal Advocate Reacts to Rejection of 20-Peso Bills in Mayabeque: "We Will Not Go Hungry"

Published on 7/27/2026

Cubans Question New Bank Fee: "Is This a Joke?"
Cubans Question New Bank Fee: "Is This a Joke?"

Published on 7/25/2026

Guantánamo Struggles with Cash Shortages, Warns of Penalties for Refusing Digital Payments
Guantánamo Struggles with Cash Shortages, Warns of Penalties for Refusing Digital Payments

Published on 7/18/2026

Cuban Cash Crunch: The Lucrative Business Thriving Amid Cash Shortages
Cuban Cash Crunch: The Lucrative Business Thriving Amid Cash Shortages

Published on 7/18/2026

Central Bank of Cuba Removes 5,000 Peso Cap on Cash Transactions
Central Bank of Cuba Removes 5,000 Peso Cap on Cash Transactions

Published on 7/17/2026

Unofficial Money Exchange Scheme Exposed Near Communist Party Headquarters in Santiago de Cuba
Unofficial Money Exchange Scheme Exposed Near Communist Party Headquarters in Santiago de Cuba

Published on 7/16/2026

Journalist Denied Bread Purchase as Business Rejects Low-Denomination Cuban Bills
Journalist Denied Bread Purchase as Business Rejects Low-Denomination Cuban Bills

Published on 7/2/2026

Where Exactly in Cuba Is That? Bandec Claims Pensioners Are a Top Priority
Where Exactly in Cuba Is That? Bandec Claims Pensioners Are a Top Priority

Published on 6/23/2026

Fraudsters Exploit AI to Deceive Cuban Families in E-Bike and Solar Panel Purchases
Fraudsters Exploit AI to Deceive Cuban Families in E-Bike and Solar Panel Purchases

Published on 6/16/2026

Bank Encourages Vacation Planning with 200 CUP and Optimism Despite Low Interest Rate
Bank Encourages Vacation Planning with 200 CUP and Optimism Despite Low Interest Rate

Published on 5/21/2026

"70,000 Pesos Vanished: Rising WhatsApp Scams Plague Cuba"
"70,000 Pesos Vanished: Rising WhatsApp Scams Plague Cuba"

Published on 5/7/2026

Digital Scams via WhatsApp Targeting Cuban Bank Accounts: Bandec Warns of Two Fraudulent Tactics
Digital Scams via WhatsApp Targeting Cuban Bank Accounts: Bandec Warns of Two Fraudulent Tactics

Published on 4/8/2026

Currency Sales to Small Businesses in Villa Clara: 39 Companies Acquire Dollars
Currency Sales to Small Businesses in Villa Clara: 39 Companies Acquire Dollars

Published on 3/11/2026

Central Bank of Cuba Warns of Massive Deception Attempt with False Money Distribution Promise
Central Bank of Cuba Warns of Massive Deception Attempt with False Money Distribution Promise

Published on 12/25/2025

Digitized Waiting but Still Cashless: Guantánamo's Virtual Queue for Cash Shortage
Digitized Waiting but Still Cashless: Guantánamo's Virtual Queue for Cash Shortage

Published on 12/14/2025

Maduro Sends 5,000 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Cuba
Maduro Sends 5,000 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Cuba

Published on 11/9/2025

BANDEC's Renewable Energy Loans in Pinar del Río: Only for a Select Few
BANDEC's Renewable Energy Loans in Pinar del Río: Only for a Select Few

Published on 10/21/2025

Failed Banking Reforms in Pinar del Río: A System That Hinders More Than It Helps
Failed Banking Reforms in Pinar del Río: A System That Hinders More Than It Helps

Published on 7/5/2025

Identity Theft Scheme in Cuba Unraveled: Fraudsters Apprehended for 230,000 Peso Heist
Identity Theft Scheme in Cuba Unraveled: Fraudsters Apprehended for 230,000 Peso Heist

Published on 4/13/2025

Digital Payment System Falters in Matanzas Amid Evasion and Loopholes
Digital Payment System Falters in Matanzas Amid Evasion and Loopholes

Published on 4/8/2025

Cubans Turn to the "Holy Dollar" Amid Skyrocketing Exchange Rates
Cubans Turn to the "Holy Dollar" Amid Skyrocketing Exchange Rates

Published on 4/7/2025

Trends in Dollar, Euro, and MLC in Cuba: Black Market Exchange Rates Today
Trends in Dollar, Euro, and MLC in Cuba: Black Market Exchange Rates Today

Published on 2/19/2025

Cuban Actress Faces Card Payment Challenges in Spain
Cuban Actress Faces Card Payment Challenges in Spain

Published on 1/25/2025

Cuban Government Turns to Public Donations for Natural Disaster Relief
Cuban Government Turns to Public Donations for Natural Disaster Relief

Published on 10/25/2024

Cuban Woman's Bank Account Emptied in Cyber Theft
Cuban Woman's Bank Account Emptied in Cyber Theft

Published on 6/5/2024