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Here's an important warning for all third-celebration sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Altering your bank account information at a time when the retail giant has just rolled out a new safety 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 details 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 factors why you would want to change the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you well.
Closing your current account and opening a new one could be worse, so avoid doing this at all expenses.
Although 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 more than spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a method upgrade and automatically changed your bank account quantity, 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 very difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra safety layer will require you to enter a safety code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain the safety code through e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to enable two-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 Support:
"We know there are bad actors out there, and while I cannot speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a critical security measure that sellers ought to enable and keep in their toolbox without waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Assist & Customer Service web page on the Amazon website and follow the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to others it was nightmarish.
