Cheque Clearing – This is the process of getting the money from the cheque-writer’s account into the cheque receiver’s account.
http://www.banking-guide.org.uk/glossary.html
also to draw a cheque, I think. means 'written out ready for signature'('arranged', 'put in place')
means (a company/business cheque) is written out ready for the signatory to sign,I think, but not sure about this.That is, 'accounts payable' and perhaps the accountant have checked it and approved it, but it is awaiting final signature.
similar use to 'raise a draft' 'raise a loan' perhaps. Means 'to put in place'
'to draw/raise a cheque on the company bank account'