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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-037943
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180209
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180209

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PPDAI Group Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001691445
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LOAN BROKERS [6163]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38269
		FILM NUMBER:		18591647

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BUILDING 1, NO. 356 GUOSHOUJING ROAD
		STREET 2:		PUDONG NEW DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			201203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		86 21 3118 6888

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BUILDING 1, NO. 356 GUOSHOUJING ROAD
		STREET 2:		PUDONG NEW DISTRICT
		CITY:			SHANGHAI
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			201203
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of February 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission
File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-38269</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PPDAI Group
Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Building G1, No.&nbsp;999 Dangui Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pudong New District, Shanghai 201203 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The People&#146;s Republic of China </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(7):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Simon Tak Leung Ho</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: February&nbsp;9, 2018 </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 99.1&#151;Press Release </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PPDAI Partners with Sino Guarantee to Launch New Quality Assurance Program </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHANGHAI, Feb. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ &#151; PPDAI Group Inc. (&#147;PPDAI,&#148; &#147;Paipaidai&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) (NYSE:PPDF), a leading
online consumer finance marketplace in China, today announced&nbsp;that it has launched a new quality assurance program (the &#147;New Program&#148;) by partnering with China United SME Guarantee Corporation (&#147;Sino Guarantee&#148;), a Chinese
financial services company that provides credit-enhancement services for financial products and risk-sharing services to small and medium enterprises (&#147;SMEs&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beginning February&nbsp;9, 2018, investments in new eligible loans facilitated on PPDAI&#146;s platform will be protected by the New Program, and borrowers
participating in the quality assurance program will be required to contribute to a quality assurance fund managed by Sino Guarantee under rules that are substantially the same as those applicable to the Company&#146;s existing quality assurance
fund. After the launch of the New Program, the Company will continue to manage its existing quality assurance fund for eligible loans facilitated before February&nbsp;9, 2018. The&nbsp;Company does not expect this arrangement to have a material
impact on the Company&#146;s results of operations and financial conditions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are pleased to further our compliance with evolving online lending
regulatory requirements by launching the new quality assurance program in partnership with Sino Guarantee,&#148; commented Mr.&nbsp;Jun Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PPDAI. &#147;Our cooperation with Sino Guarantee is expected to
further strengthen our existing investor protection mechanism. We remain committed to embracing government regulations and leveraging innovative technology to deliver the most accessible and convenient financial services.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Safe Harbor Statement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release contains
forward-looking statements. These statements constitute &#147;forward-looking&#148; statements within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &#147;will,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;future,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148;
&#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; &#147;confident&#148; and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management&#146;s current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company&#146;s control. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the Company&#146;s ability to attract and retain borrowers and investors on its marketplace, its
ability to increase volume of loans facilitated through the Company&#146;s marketplace, its ability to introduce new loan products and platform enhancements, its ability to compete effectively, laws, regulations and governmental policies relating to
the online consumer finance industry in China, general economic conditions in China, and the Company&#146;s ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the NYSE, including its ability to cure any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> with the NYSE&#146;s continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company&#146;s filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and PPDAI does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required under applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About PPDAI Group Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PPDAI is a leading online consumer finance marketplace in China with strong brand recognition. Launched in 2007, the Company is the first online consumer
finance marketplace in China connecting borrowers and investors. As a pioneer in China&#146;s online consumer finance marketplace, the Company benefits from both its early-mover advantages and the invaluable data and experience accumulated
throughout multiple complete loan lifecycles. The Company&#146;s platform, empowered by its proprietary, cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience, as evidenced by the
rapid growth of the Company&#146;s user base and loan origination volume. As of September&nbsp;30, 2017, the Company had over 57&nbsp;million cumulative registered users. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more information, please visit&nbsp;<U>http://ir.ppdai.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>For investor and media inquiries, please contact:</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
China: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PPDAI Group Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sally Huo </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: +86 (21)&nbsp;8030 3200-8601 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">E-mail:&nbsp;</FONT><U>ir@ppdai.com</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Piacente Group, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ross Warner </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: +86 (10)&nbsp;5730-6200 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">E-mail:</FONT> <U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paipaidai@tpg-ir.com</FONT></U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the United States: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Piacente Group, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alan Wang </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+1-212-481-2050</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">E-mail:</FONT> <U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paipaidai@tpg-ir.com</FONT></U> </P>
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