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Here's an essential 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 may outcome in the suspension of your seller account.
To shield you and other third-party sellers from persistent hackers, Amazon has come up with a Two-Step Verification (2-SV) which adds an additional layer of safety to your account.
So at the moment, the business doesn't 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 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 1 could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all expenses.
Although other sellers are gloating that they have effectively updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a bigger percentage of whom are now crying more than 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 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 two-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 particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can obtain the safety code via email, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop any potential attacks that might come their way.
Beneath 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 believe the use of 2-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers ought to enable and maintain in their toolbox without waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head over to the Help & Consumer Service page on the Amazon web site and adhere to the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to others it was nightmarish.
