No. The supply of cheque books by payment service providers to their customers is only possible after a contract has been concluded, the so-called ‘cheque convention’, which is voluntary for both parties.

Banks are prohibited from signing cheque conventions with the persons:

• whose name is on the List of Cheque Defaulters (LCD) published by Banco de Portugal;
• that have been cheque-writing banned by the court;
• whose account opening form does not show that all details were verified against ID documentation.