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Mastercard (MA): Cuba Exposure Check
Independent audit of Mastercard's exposure to Cuba — OFAC SDN matches, Helms-Burton Title III risk, SEC filings, and the Cuban Insights news corpus.
OFAC Cuba SDN matches
No entry on the OFAC Cuba SDN list contains
Mastercard
as of the most recent OFAC scrape. Always re-verify with
OFAC Sanctions Search
before transacting.
SEC filings disclosing Cuba items
Mastercard has filed 3 recent SEC documents containing references to Cuba, the CACR, Helms-Burton, GAESA, or related terms. These are the company's own disclosures.
Federal Register & news corpus mentions
No Federal Register notice or analyzed news article in our
corpus references Mastercard in a
Cuba context. Search the live
sanctions tracker
or the
daily briefing index
for ad-hoc context.
Cuban Insights analyst note
Mastercard authorized US-issued cards for use in Cuba in 2015 under a CACR amendment, but acceptance has been intermittent and constrained by the lack of US correspondent banking with Cuban issuers (most notably FINCIMEX, which is on the Cuba Restricted List). Practical usage remains very limited.
Methodology.
This page combines four signals: (1) a hand-curated map of S&P 500
Cuba exposure maintained by Cuban Insights analysts;
(2) fuzzy substring matching against every Cuba-program OFAC SDN
designation and the State Department Cuba Restricted List (refreshed
twice daily); (3) the SEC EDGAR full-text search across the company's
10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, and 6-K filings for the past 24 months — including
Helms-Burton Title III trafficking-claim disclosures; (4) a scan of our
own analyzed-news corpus and US Federal Register notices. Last refreshed
2026-04-21. This is not legal or compliance advice;
always verify with primary sources and qualified sanctions counsel
before transacting.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mastercard (MA) sanctioned by OFAC?
As of April 2026, Mastercard (MA) is not listed on the OFAC CUBA-program SDN list. No direct or subsidiary entity match was found in our scan against the live US Treasury SDN feed. Note that the State Department's Cuba Restricted List and Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List apply separately and should be checked alongside the SDN. Always re-verify against the official OFAC Sanctions Search before relying on this for a compliance decision.
Does Mastercard have Cuba revenue exposure?
Mastercard has historical Cuba exposure that has been wound down or written off. Mastercard authorized US-issued cards for use in Cuba in 2015 under a CACR amendment, but acceptance has been intermittent and constrained by the lack of US correspondent banking with Cuban issuers (m
Has Mastercard disclosed Cuba in its SEC filings?
Mastercard has filed 3 recent SEC documents containing Cuba-related references (searched across 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, and 6-K filings on EDGAR over the last 24 months — queries include 'Cuba', 'Helms-Burton', 'CACR', 'Cuba Restricted List', and 'Havana'). See the SEC filings section on the page for the matched excerpts and links to each filing.
Useful tools
- Look up another public company's Cuba exposure
- SEC EDGAR Cuba / Helms-Burton / impairment search — pre-canned full-text search across S&P 500 10-K and 20-F filings
- OFAC Cuba sanctions checker — fuzzy SDN search by name or ID
- OFAC Cuba general licenses lookup (CACR §515.560–.578)
- Browse all active OFAC Cuba SDN designations
- Plain-English explainer: OFAC Cuba sanctions