The Road To An Amazon Suspension7972366
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 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 (two-SV) which adds an extra layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the company does not welcome any modifications 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 factors why you would want to change the info 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 avoid doing 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 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 2-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers extremely tough, if not ineffective.
The additional 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 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 stop any possible attacks that may come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Assistance:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and whilst I can't speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers should allow and maintain in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account however, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service page on the Amazon website and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and simple, but to others it was nightmarish.
