The Road To An Amazon Suspension7311750
Here's an important warning for all third-celebration sellers on the Amazon marketplace.
Altering your bank account information at a time when the retail giant has just rolled out a new safety measure may 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 particulars 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 information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time becoming will serve you well.
Closing your current account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so avoid performing this at all costs.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have successfully 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 quantity, it would be sensible 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 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 security layer will need 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 allow two-SV the soonest time that they can so that they can stop any possible attacks that may come their way.
Below 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 critical safety measure that sellers should allow and maintain in their toolbox with out waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you haven't enabled two-SV in your Seller Central account yet, head more than to the Help & Consumer Service web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the steps there.
Some sellers say the sign-up process was quick and easy, but to others it was nightmarish.
