The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the mass digital divide in Southeast Asia and prompted many countries in the region to embark on the path toward digitalization. As a result, these countries have experienced accelerated growth of e-commerce, online financial services, and digital government-to-people (G2P) payments. Digital transformation has the means to improve transparency and public-service delivery for governments while making it easier for firms to register, pay taxes, and carry out transactions in the formal economy. This is especially applicable to Laos, one of the final frontiers for digitalization in Southeast Asia.