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Here's an essential warning for all third-celebration sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Changing 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-celebration 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 business does not welcome any changes which you may 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 alter the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you well.
Closing your existing account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all costs.
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 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.
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 extra layer of protection
By enabling Amazon's 2-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely tough, if not ineffective.
The additional security layer will need you to enter a safety code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the safety code via e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your telephone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to enable 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any possible attacks that might come their way.
Beneath 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 safety measure that sellers ought to allow and maintain in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Help & Customer Service page on the Amazon website and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to others it was nightmarish.
