How to Print RAKBANK Cheques, Including the New Cheque Format

RAKBANK's Newer Cheque Layout, and Why Some Software Breaks on It

Recently, a Dubai business reached out to us with a problem: they had received a new RAKBANK cheque book, and the cheque printing tool they were using could not align with it: fields printed in the wrong positions, and every cheque came out unusable. On a short call, we set up their actual RAKBANK cheque layout in EasyCheck and printed correctly on the first aligned test.

The underlying cause is how most cheque software handles bank layouts. Tools that rely on fixed, preloaded bank templates only work as long as the bank's cheque book matches the template the vendor shipped. The moment a bank updates its cheque design (field positions, spacing, the amount box, the bilingual English/Arabic labels), those hardcoded templates silently go out of date, and there is nothing the user can do until the vendor updates their software.

EasyCheck takes the opposite approach: your template is built from your actual cheque book. You scan a blank leaf and position each field visually (or enter the measurements), so any layout, including the newest RAKBANK cheque books, is supported the day you receive it. If the bank changes the design again, you adjust your template once and carry on printing. And because EasyCheck is online, UAE businesses can print RAK Bank new format cheques straight from the browser, with nothing to install.

Why UAE Businesses Move From Handwriting to Printed Cheques

A misspelled amount in words, an unclear payee name or a date in the wrong format may cause delays, corrections or cheque return issues, costing time, sometimes triggering bank charges, and damaging supplier trust.

For a finance team writing 5, 10 or 50 cheques a month, those errors are unavoidable with manual writing. The cost compounds: time to write each cheque, time to correct rejected ones, time to track PDCs in spreadsheets, time to find old cheque records during an audit.

EasyCheck cheque printing software solves all of this on the same RAKBANK cheque book you already use. The cheque is still your physical, bank-issued cheque leaf, signed and stamped by your authorised signatory and processed through clearing exactly the same way. What changes is how the cheque details get printed onto it: accurately, consistently, and with a complete audit record.

What You Need Before You Start

To print RAKBANK cheques with EasyCheck you need:

• A RAKBANK cheque book: any current business or corporate cheque book, old or new layout.
• A standard laser printer: no special equipment. An A4 office printer is fine.
• One scanned image of a blank RAKBANK cheque leaf: needed for the visual template setup. (Optional if you choose manual measurement instead.)
• An EasyCheck account: Starter, Business Plus or Premium plan. For bulk (batch) cheque printing or bulk PDC, you need Business Plus or higher.

One-time setup time: about 3 to 5 minutes per RAKBANK account.

Step 1: Add Your RAKBANK Account in EasyCheck

1. Log in to EasyCheck.
2. Go to Bank Setup → Add New Bank.
3. Enter your RAKBANK account profile:
   • Bank name: RAKBANK (The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah)
   • Account name: e.g. "Main Operating Account", "Supplier Payments", "Rent Payments"
   • Account number
   • Currency: AED
4. Save.

You can add as many RAKBANK accounts as you need, and any other UAE bank alongside them. Unlimited templates are included on every plan.

Step 2: Configure Your Cheque Template

This is the step that makes the new RAKBANK layout a non-issue, and you only do it once per RAKBANK account. EasyCheck stores the layout permanently after that.

You have two options. Most customers use scan & configure because it is visual and easier to get exactly right.

Option A: Scan & Configure (visual setup)

1. Scan one blank RAKBANK cheque leaf at 300 DPI.
2. In EasyCheck, open your RAKBANK account profile → Configure Template → Scan & Configure.
3. Upload the scanned cheque image.
4. Drag each field onto the right position on the cheque:
   • Date
   • Payee (name)
   • Amount in figures (AED)
   • Amount in words
   • A/C Payee / Non-Negotiable mark (if you use it)
5. Save the template.

Option B: Manual Measurement (numeric setup)

If you already know your RAKBANK cheque dimensions, this is the faster route.

1. Measure each field's position on your RAKBANK cheque book with a ruler: the distance from the top edge and the left edge of the cheque.
2. In EasyCheck, open your RAKBANK account profile → Configure Template → Manual Measurement.
3. Enter the X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) coordinates for each field in millimetres.
4. Save the template.

Test print

Whichever option you used, print one test cheque on a plain A4 sheet, hold it against your RAKBANK cheque leaf and confirm everything lines up. If a field is a millimetre off, adjust the coordinate and save again.

Step 3: Print Your First Cheque

Once the template is saved you can print a cheque in under a minute.

1. In EasyCheck go to Print Cheque → New Cheque.
2. Select the RAKBANK account the cheque is being drawn on.
3. Choose or add the beneficiary:
   • If they are already in Beneficiary Master, select them.
   • If not, add their name and save them for next time.
4. Enter the AED amount in figures. EasyCheck converts it to words automatically, with no manual spelling.
5. Enter or select the cheque date.
6. (Optional) Tick A/C Payee or Non-Negotiable if your RAKBANK cheque format includes those marks.
7. Preview the cheque on screen and confirm the date, amount, payee and amount-in-words all look correct.
8. Load your RAKBANK cheque book into your laser printer in the correct orientation.
9. Click Print.

The cheque prints with every field in the right place on your RAKBANK cheque leaf. After printing, your authorised signatory signs and stamps the cheque manually, the same as a handwritten cheque. EasyCheck does not print signatures or stamps.

Step 4: Bulk Printing for Supplier Runs

If you issue 30, 50 or 100 supplier cheques in a single batch on your RAKBANK account, bulk (batch) printing turns the whole job into one print run.

Available on: Business Plus and Premium plans.

You have two methods to load the cheque data:

Method 1: Excel upload

1. Download the EasyCheck bulk template from the Bulk Cheque Printing screen.
2. Fill in beneficiary name, AED amount and cheque date for each cheque.
3. Upload the file.
4. EasyCheck shows the full batch on screen so you can review every cheque before printing.
5. Click Print Batch. All cheques print continuously on your RAKBANK cheque book in one PDF print job.

Method 2: Copy-paste from a spreadsheet

If your supplier list lives in another spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets, exported from Zoho Books), select the rows and paste them straight into EasyCheck's bulk cheque grid. No file upload needed.

Working from approved payment vouchers instead? EasyCheck can also scan a payment voucher (or a multi-page PDF of several) and turn each one into a staged cheque automatically.

Important checks before bulk printing:

• Make sure the right RAKBANK account is selected for the batch.
• Make sure your RAKBANK cheque book is loaded the right way around: print one test cheque first.
• Make sure cheque numbers on the printed cheques match the cheque book sequence.

Step 5: Post-Dated Cheques (PDC)

Many UAE businesses use RAKBANK for some or all of their PDC obligations: office rent (2 to 6 PDCs per year), equipment leases, supplier credit agreements. EasyCheck handles all of it from the same template you already set up.

Print a single PDC

Use the Print Cheque flow exactly as in Section 6, but enter a future cheque date.

Print a series of PDCs (Business Plus / Premium)

For a recurring schedule, such as 4 quarterly rent cheques or 12 monthly instalments, use bulk PDC:

1. Go to Bulk PDC.
2. Enter the beneficiary, AED amount and start date.
3. Choose the frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly or Yearly.
4. Enter the number of cheques in the series (up to 120 in one batch).
5. EasyCheck auto-sequences every cheque date.
6. Review every cheque on screen, then print the full series.

Track every PDC in the PDC Calendar

Once printed, every PDC appears in the PDC Calendar: a visual monthly view with every cheque colour-coded as Pending, Printed or Cleared. Filter to show only RAKBANK cheques, or view all banks together.

Set your alerts. Each user can set their own alert preferences of 1 day, 3 days or 7 days before a PDC clears. Nobody on your team gets caught off-guard by a clearing date.

Common Cheque Printing Mistakes to Avoid

• Relying on a preloaded bank template. This is exactly what breaks when a bank issues a new cheque layout. Configure your template from your actual RAKBANK cheque book, not a generic example. Then a design change is a two-minute template adjustment, not a support ticket.
• Skipping the test print. Always print one test on plain A4 first and hold it against your cheque leaf. Fix any alignment before printing on the real cheque book.
• Mixing up cheque book sequence. Your cheque book has serial numbers. Track which cheque number you printed against which beneficiary. EasyCheck records this automatically.
• Forgetting the A/C Payee crossing. If your cheques are crossed "A/C Payee Only", make sure your template includes that field.
• Not setting alerts on PDCs. Without alerts, a PDC clearing date can sneak up. Configure per-user notifications so your accounts team has lead time to ensure funds are in the account.
• Printing signatures. Don't try to. EasyCheck doesn't print signatures or stamps. Those are applied manually by your authorised signatory after printing. This is the correct process and keeps your bank's signature mandate intact.

Next Step

Set up your RAKBANK cheque template, old or new layout, in under five minutes and start printing accurate cheques the same day. EasyCheck is a one-time 3-year licence from AED 750, with no monthly fees and no per-cheque charges.

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