The American giants American Express and Master Card announced that they will start doing business in Cuba. The reactions to the announcement were that nothing would be the same from now on in Cuba, a communist country. The two credit card conglomerates immediately took action after U.S. President Barack Obama announced the decision to improve relations with Cuba. Master Card declared that all credit cards used in the U.S. will also be offered in Cuba as of March 1, 2015. The spokeswoman for American Express, Marina Norville also said that they will soon begin business in Cuba.