The Road To An Amazon Suspension3885055
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 safety measure may result 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 extra layer of security to your account.
So at the moment, the company doesn't 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 current account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of 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 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 quantity, 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 will be suspended without prior notification.
Amazon's additional 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 extra safety layer will require you to enter a safety code aside from your login particulars 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 2-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent any possible attacks that might come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and while I cannot speculate on their motives, we think the use of two-SV is a crucial security measure that sellers should enable and maintain in their toolbox with out waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service web page on the Amazon web site and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
