But, this being Laos, you only need to cross the river to forget about shops and restaurants, about modernity itself.

However, most stores also accept credit cards, personal checks, and debit cards, none of which are legal tender.

Some stores are moving to credit card-only transactions to minimize costs, which they are allowed to do.

Some shops use the card's PIN for identification, and in that case showing an ID card is not necessary.

In order to achieve that, shopping carts can be combined with further functionalities of the store.