About the New Cuba Opportunity Atlas

A bilingual research atlas of Cuba's economy and U.S. sanctions law, published by QvaPay, Inc. We built it because we expect Cuba to open, and the people who chart the opportunity and support its entrepreneurs early will matter when it does.

Three views in one atlas: the support lane for independent private-sector entrepreneurs, which U.S. law allows in scoped cases; an infrastructure atlas of the state economy, information only; and a registry of confiscated-property claims, the Helms-Burton risk map.

Who publishes it

QvaPay, Inc. is a Delaware corporation and a FinCEN-registered money services business that runs a payment rail for Cuba's independent private sector. The atlas is its research arm: independent in its sourcing, published in English and Spanish, and open to everyone. It is research and product design, not legal or investment advice.

Why it's different

The closest analogue is Global Energy Monitor: asset-level maps with ownership traced to the ultimate state parent. Cuba's own investment-promotion portal, ProCuba's "Cartera de Oportunidades", lists what the state wants to sell. This site is the counter-version: the same assets with their controlling entity, their confiscation history and their U.S. sanctions exposure, plus the one lane a U.S. person can use today. No other site puts those in one atlas.

The two layers

Layer 1, the support lane: payments to independent private-sector entrepreneurs under scoped CACR rules, often through QvaPay. Not equity, and not a determination that any transfer is authorized. Layer 2, the atlas: the full state economy, information only, with a way to register interest for a post-sanctions Cuba or for non-U.S. capital. Publishing information is protected; routing U.S. money into Layer 2 would be the violation, so the product never does it. See Compliance and the legal basis.

How it stays current

A weekly agent researches asset-status changes, checks for dead links, and monitors the regulation texts and official lists; a person reviews every change before it is published. The agent cannot mark any asset as supportable; that field is fenced off in code. The sanctions lists shown here are dated snapshots. Live screening must use the official sources. See Data & methodology.

Press and media

Journalists can use the maps, data and figures on this site with attribution to the New Cuba Opportunity Atlas. We can provide data extracts, map images and comment on Cuba's economy, the 2026 reforms and U.S. sanctions. Choose Press / media on the contact form.

Get featured

The Featured page lists OFAC sanctions attorneys with Cuba experience, U.S. exporters selling to Cuba's private sector, and verified U.S. and European firms for the rebuild. Every entry is checked; firms with Chinese, Russian or other excluded parents are out by rule. Being listed implies no partnership. To be considered, use the contact form and pick your sector.

Havana groundwork

Building relationships on the ground with private entrepreneurs, Cuba Emprende graduates and logistics providers is lawful and useful. Any payment, gift or inducement to a Cuban government official, the Party, GAESA or a Restricted List entity is prohibited under both U.S. sanctions and the FCPA.