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Checks are seldom used with Swiss bank accounts. You can obtain a checkbook, but is it really such a good idea? An issued check informs several people that your Swiss account exists and it takes several weeks for the check to go through.

There are other methods that are faster, more efficient and more discreet for withdrawing money from your Swiss bank account, such as credit cards, for example.