{
  "id": 9086192,
  "title": "KMTPA, Fypher team up on digital dollar infrastructure for medical tourism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/kmtpa-fypher-team-up-on-digital-dollar-infrastructure-for-medical-9086192",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260922/kmtpa-fypher-team-up-on-digital-dollar-infrastructure-for-medical-tourism"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Medical Tourism Promotion Association (KMTPA) and digital dollar infrastructure company Fypher have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance financial convenience for foreign medical tourists and expand Asia's medical tourism ecosystem. The agreement will integrate KMTPA's network of medical institutions with Fypher's digital dollar infrastructure, addressing payment and remittance issues for foreign patients seeking medical services in Korea. KMTPA president Kim Jin-kuk emphasized that the partnership aims to create a more integrated and high-value-added medical tourism experience, focusing on branding the entire process, from choosing Korea to booking and payment, as a seamless and reliable environment. Fypher chairman Paul Kim highlighted the importance of trust and convenience in cross-border fund transfers within the medical tourism sector.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KMTPA, Fypher team up on digital dollar infrastructure for medical tourism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/kmtpa-fypher-team-up-on-digital-dollar-infrastructure-for-medical",
        "published": "2026-09-22T05:02:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}