Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce division of Ingenico Group, announced that it has signed an agreement to provide global payment processing and conversion optimization services to Booking.com. With Ingenico's global footprint and large portfolio of international cards and alternative payment products, Booking.com is able to increase the conversion rate of visits into online payments made through its platform. Booking.com will also have access to Ingenico's Elevate Business Intelligence solution for payments, which enables the company to analyze payment performance and look for ways to further optimize the payments process. Originally founded as a reservation platform connecting consumers with available hotel rooms, Booking.com increasingly offers the opportunity for reservations to be paid during the reservation process by means of secure online payment. For suppliers, this removes the need to process the payment at arrival or departure and offers additional guarantees.