The Road To An Amazon Suspension6539490
Here's an essential 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 shield 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 safety to your account.
So at the moment, the company doesn't 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 various reasons why you would want to change the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you nicely.
Closing your existing account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of performing this at all expenses.
Even though 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 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.
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 extremely difficult, if not ineffective.
The additional security layer will need you to enter a security code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain the security 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 potential attacks that may come their way.
Below 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 think the use of 2-SV is a crucial safety measure that sellers should enable and keep in their toolbox without waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Assist & Customer Service web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
