The Road To An Amazon Suspension8228796
Here's an essential warning for all third-celebration sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Changing your bank account information at a time when the retail giant has just rolled out a new safety measure might outcome in the suspension of your seller account.
To protect you and other third-party 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 business doesn't welcome any modifications 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 factors why you would want to alter the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you nicely.
Closing your current account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so steer clear of performing 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 system 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'll 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 tough, if not ineffective.
The additional 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 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 enable two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can prevent 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 2-SV is a critical safety measure that sellers should enable and maintain in their toolbox with out waiting till June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account however, head more than 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 fast and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
