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Earlier this year the Finnish government announced its intent to update and improve the regulatory environment that governed investment crowdfunding. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

Wildly successful DAO crowdsourced venture fund using Ethereum currency will now shut down. Read more: www.inc.com

Entrepreneurs and start-ups are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to raise funds. Alternative finance is now a global phenomenon, with $34billion raised. Read more: business-reporter.co.uk

The French Crowdfunding Association (Financement Participatif France) released the 3rd edition of its annual industry Barometer. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

Consumer financing app Activehours has raised $22m in a new round of funding led by Martix Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Australian crowdfunding platform StartSomeGood has collaborated with non-profit social business Impact Seed. Read more: thetechportal.com

Alternative finance intelligence service Crowdsurfer has picked up £1m in a new round of funding. Existing backer Mustard Seed led the investment. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Crowdohas received its CMS licence from the MAS for securities crowdfunding to deliver both peer-to-peer and equity crowdfunding. Read more: www.dealstreetasia.com

The Chinese online lending market has also earned a reputation for fraud as many platforms operate with little regulatory oversight. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

Experian has introduced software to speed up the processing and approval of consumer mortgage applications. Read more: www.americanbanker.com