The Road To An Amazon Suspension9337927
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 security 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 (2-SV) which adds an additional 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 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 various reasons why you would want to alter the info on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you nicely.
Closing your existing account and opening a new 1 could be worse, so avoid doing this at all costs.
Even though other sellers are gloating that they have effectively updated their bank accounts and not faced any repercussions at all, a larger percentage of whom are now crying over spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a method upgrade and automatically changed your bank account number, 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 without 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 extremely tough, if not ineffective.
The extra safety layer will require you to enter a security code aside from your login particulars when you sign in to your account.
You can receive the security code through e-mail, text message or an authenticator app from Google which is downloadable to your phone.
Amazon encourages all sellers on their marketplace to allow 2-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 poor actors out there, and while I cannot speculate on their motives, we think the use of two-SV is a crucial security measure that sellers should allow and keep in their toolbox with out waiting until June 30th when it becomes a requirement."
If you have not enabled 2-SV in your Seller Central account however, head over to the Assist & Consumer Service page on the Amazon website and follow the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was quick and easy, but to other people it was nightmarish.
