USA PATRIOT Act Section 314(b)allows financial institutions tovoluntarily share information with one another, after notifying the U.S. Treasury, toidentify and report possible money laundering or terrorist financing activities.

Key elements include:

Voluntary participation

Prior notice to FinCEN (part of the U.S. Treasury)

Protection from liability when acting in good faith

Enhanced collaborative detection across institutions

Section 314(a)refers toinformation sharing between law enforcement and financial institutions, not peer-to-peer sharing.

COSMICis an initiative in certain jurisdictions like Singapore, not U.S. regulation.

Regulation (EU) 2024/1624is part of the EU AML framework, not relevant to U.S. institutions.