The Road To An Amazon Suspension1528360
Here's an important warning for all third-celebration 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 might outcome 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 additional layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't welcome any changes which you may 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 alter the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you well.
Closing your existing account and opening a new 1 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 more than spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a system upgrade and automatically changed your bank account number, it would be wise 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 with out 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 difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra security layer will require you to enter a safety code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can receive 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 two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop any possible attacks that may 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 can't speculate on their motives, we believe the use of two-SV is a crucial security measure that sellers ought to allow 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 however, head over to the Help & Consumer Service web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and easy, but to others it was nightmarish.
