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Here's an important warning for all third-celebration sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Altering your bank account info at a time when the retail giant has just rolled out a new security measure may outcome in the suspension of your seller account.
To shield you and other third-party sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an extra layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't welcome any modifications which you might make to your bank account particulars noncompliance will lead to your account's suspension.
Sellers whose accounts have been suspended had to wait for hours or even weeks to be reinstated.
There are various reasons why you would want to change the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you nicely.
Closing your current account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all costs.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have effectively updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a larger percentage of whom are now crying over spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a system upgrade and automatically changed your bank account number, it would be wise to ask them if they could possibly activate your new quantity when the dust has settled.
Do not let Amazon spot a discrepancy in the bank account which you've linked to your seller account, or else you'll be suspended without prior notification.
Amazon's additional layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's two-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely difficult, if not ineffective.
The additional safety layer will require you to enter a security code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain the security code via email, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to enable 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any potential attacks that may come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are bad actors out there, and while I can't speculate on their motives, we think the use of two-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers ought to enable and maintain in their toolbox with out waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account however, head over to the Help & Customer Service web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was quick and easy, but to others it was nightmarish.
