United Payment Services of Westlake Village made Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastestgrowing private companies in America for 2009.

United Payment Services offers credit and ATM/debit card processing, check guarantee services, purchasing card programs and Internet electronic commerce capabilities to businesses of all sizes.

The company says its rapid growth is due to the launch last year of its proprietary United Connect and My Merchant Console, a set of online payment applications that allow businesses to better access their merchant accounts.

The company’s website is UnitedPaymentServices.com.