The Road To An Amazon Suspension7263064
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 might outcome in the suspension of your seller account.
To shield 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 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 different reasons why you would want to change the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you nicely.
Closing your existing account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all costs.
Although other sellers are gloating that they have successfully 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 sensible 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 2-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers very tough, if not ineffective.
The additional safety layer will require you to enter a security code aside from your login details when you sign in to your account.
You can receive 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 potential attacks that might come their way.
Beneath is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Support:
"We know there are bad actors out there, and whilst I cannot speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a crucial safety measure that sellers ought to enable and keep in their toolbox without waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account however, head over to the Help & Customer Service page on the Amazon website and follow the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and simple, but to other people it was nightmarish.
