The Road To An Amazon Suspension6041745
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 safety 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 security to your account.
So at the moment, the company 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 being will serve you nicely.
Closing your current account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so avoid 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 bigger 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 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 will 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 very difficult, if not ineffective.
The extra safety 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 through 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 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 whilst I cannot speculate on their motives, we believe 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 two-SV in your Seller Central account however, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service web 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 other people it was nightmarish.
