Send Money to Cuba: How to Support Your Family in 2026
As of June 8, 2026
Many are wondering right now whether sending money to Cuba is still possible at all. The short answer: yes. With Fonmoney, you can keep supporting your family — through cash delivery, bank transfer, or Cubacel top-up.
The most important point up front: your transfer is permitted
How you send with Fonmoney
Fonmoney offers three paths to support your relatives:
- Cash delivery: your family receives the money directly as physical cash.
- Bank transfer: credited to an account at a Cuban bank.
- Cubacel top-up: mobile credit added online, instantly.
Cash delivery and bank transfer are equivalent options. Which one fits depends on what your family needs locally. What you pay and what arrives, you see from the start. How long a transfer takes can vary by processing — and we say that openly.
What changed in 2026 – briefly
In May 2026, the United States signed Executive Order 14404. It expands the Cuba sanctions and can also affect foreign banks that conduct business with listed entities. On May 7, the state-owned conglomerate GAESA was added to the list. That same apparatus is why Tarjeta Clásica and the AIS card are leaving the offering. In early June, the foreign bank partner also shut down Visa and Mastercard transactions in Cuba.
Why the sending channel matters
What's blocked is the flow of money through certain listed, military-linked entities — not support for your family. Fonmoney processes transfers through Cuban banks, not through the listed entities. That's the difference between a channel that works and one that's no longer reliable.
Bottom line
The 2026 sanctions have changed the framework, but not your right to support your family. With Fonmoney, you keep sending — through cash delivery, bank transfer, or Cubacel top-up, via clean channels.
More background
- Tarjeta Clásica and AIS card discontinued – why these options are no longer offered
- Visa and Mastercard suspended in Cuba – why your transfer isn't affected
- Exchange rate in Cuba: How much actually arrives? – how channel and rate shape real value
Sources & further reading
- New IEEPA Executive Order Expands Cuba Sanctions Risks — Holland & Knight
- U.S. Sanctions Target Cuba's Military Regime, Elites — U.S. Department of State
- Issuance of Executive Order 14404 — Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
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