ADT 64
Santa Clara business operating Cuba's first private exchange-house pilot.
ADT 64 began exchanging currency in Santa Clara on 31 August 2026 as Cuba's first private exchange-house pilot, under Banco Central de Cuba supervision.
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ADT 64, short for Aires de Tristá 64, is a private small business in Santa Clara, Villa Clara. It operates from the address carried in its name. The business began exchanging currency under a Banco Central de Cuba pilot, making it the first identified private operator allowed into a function previously associated with the state exchange system.
The central bank publicly confirmed that an unnamed private exchange house had met its requirements, while Independent reporting identified ADT 64 as the operator. The pilot gives the business significance beyond its size: it tests whether Cuba will permit non-state firms to buy and sell foreign currency under central-bank oversight. No published rule set out how another firm could seek the same licence, so ADT 64 remained a single-firm pilot rather than evidence of an open market.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.