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Here's an important 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 result in the suspension of your seller account.
To shield 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 security to your account.
So at the moment, the company doesn't welcome any modifications which you might 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 change the information on your bank account, but holding it off for the time being will serve you nicely.
Closing your existing account and opening a new one could be worse, so steer clear of doing this at all expenses.
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 over spilt milk.
In case your bank has performed a system upgrade and automatically changed your bank account number, 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 have 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 two-SV in your Seller Central account, you will make the job of hackers very tough, if not ineffective.
The additional security layer will need you to enter a safety code aside from your login particulars 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 prevent any possible attacks that may come their way.
Below is an excerpt from the message of Amazon Seller Support:
"We know there are poor actors out there, and whilst I can't speculate on their motives, we think the use of 2-SV is a crucial safety measure that sellers ought to allow and maintain in their toolbox without waiting till 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 web page on the Amazon website and adhere to the actions there.
Some sellers say the sign-up procedure was fast and easy, but to others it was nightmarish.
