The fall of Fincimex paralyzes US remittances to the island
Banco Metropolitano warns of “technical difficulties that affect branch services and those associated with technological payment channels.”
HAVANA TIMES – “At the moment, deliveries to Cuba are not available until further notice,” was the response of an employee of a Western Union office in Miami on February 1, confirming to 14ymedio the impossibility of sending remittances in this way, after trying both in the application and in three physical branches. When asked the reason, the worker replied that “the information for security reasons cannot be shared.”
Nor can payments be made to the Island for Cuballama and Cubatel (to recharge telephone cards). In this last application, the message was clearer: “We’re sorry, but money transfers are temporarily unavailable due to problems with Cuba’s destination banks and institutions.”
“Yesterday we had customers with the same problem,” said the Western Union employee. However, a young resident of Florida said
