The Road To An Amazon Suspension1343780
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 security measure may outcome in the suspension of your seller account.
To protect you and other third-celebration sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an additional layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the company does not welcome any changes which you may 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 alter the info 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 avoid performing this at all expenses.
Although other sellers are gloating that they have successfully updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a bigger 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 sensible to ask them if they could possibly activate your new quantity when the dust has settled.
Don't let Amazon spot a discrepancy in the bank account which you've linked to your seller account, or else you will be suspended with out prior notification.
Amazon's extra 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 need 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 email, 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 stop any possible attacks that may come their way.
Beneath is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Support:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and whilst I cannot speculate on their motives, we believe the use of two-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers ought to allow and keep in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Help & Consumer Service web page on the Amazon web site and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to other people it was nightmarish.
