Chris Ellinas

Chris Ellinas joined Digital Check in 2016 as the Regional Sales Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. His role is to manage the partner network, solution provider relationships, as well as engaging directly with financial institutions within this diverse and emerging market. He brings more than 20 years of experience in payment solutions.

Before joining Digital Check, Mr. Ellinas held various positions in professional services, sales, and sales management at NCR. His most recent position was that of Region Solution Sales Director, Payment Solutions for Middle East and Africa.

During his 18 years with NCR he was involved with the implementation and sales of nationwide check truncation, ACH, and check processing systems with the major banks in Middle East and Africa. He has been involved many times in consulting engagements with the region’s Central Banks in helping countries evolve from traditional clearing to image exchange. Mr. Ellinas brings extensive experience of the industry as well as the EMEA market, and part of his role is to identify and qualify the right partners and solution providers for Digital Check in order to solidify its global leadership in image processing technologies.

Mr. Ellinas holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Connecticut State University, and an MBA from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University, New York. He currently resides in Nicosia, Cyprus.