Alexis Martin sells fedoras and guayaberas and other Cuban fashions through his Miami-based online business MyCubanStore.com.com.
Nothing from his inventory originates from the island nation nor does any of the business’s money come from or go to Cuba.
Still, over the past year, financial transactions involving online payment giant PayPal have been frozen again and again, sometimes for weeks, until PayPal verifies they don’t violate U.S. policy on Cuba.
