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Here's an important warning for all third-party sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Changing 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 protect you and other third-party sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (two-SV) which adds an extra layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the company does not welcome any changes 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 different reasons why you would want to alter the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you nicely.
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 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 number 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'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 extra security layer will need you to enter a security code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the safety code through e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your telephone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop 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 whilst I cannot speculate on their motives, we believe the use of 2-SV is a crucial safety measure that sellers should enable and maintain in their toolbox with out waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head more than to the Help & Customer Service page on the Amazon web site and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was quick and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
