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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-315170
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191216
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FinVolution Group
		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:		191287151

	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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PPDAI Group Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20161202
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<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:6pt;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 December 2019 </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>FinVolution
Group </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;&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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FinVolution Group Announces Strategic Investment and Partnership with Fujian Haixia Bank </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SHANGHAI, December 16<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> , 2019 /PRNewswire/ &#150; FinVolution Group (formerly known as
&#147;PPDAI,&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced the completion of an equity investment in Fujian Haixia Bank (&#147;FHB&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, FinVolution Group has subscribed for 281&nbsp;million of newly issued shares of FHB which accounted for
approximately 4.99% of FHB&#146;s total issued shares at the closing of this transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Concurrent with the equity investment agreement, FinVolution
Group and FHB entered into a strategic partnership, such that both parties will cooperate with a focus on consumer finance to amplify efforts to enhance operating efficiencies, expand markets, improve credit risk management capabilities and enhance
operation capabilities in addition to other activities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Fuzhou, China, FHB has a network of 73 branches and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-branches</FONT> across Fujian province and four branch outlets in Zhejiang province. FHB offers a wide spectrum of financial services to individuals, SMEs, corporates and institutions across these regions. As of
December&nbsp;31, 2018, FHB had total assets of approximately RMB153.1&nbsp;billion, total customer deposits of RMB76.9&nbsp;billion, and outstanding customer loans of RMB65.7&nbsp;billion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are excited about the synergies created through our strategic investment and partnership with FHB,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Feng Zhang <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Chief</FONT> Executive Officer of FinVolution Group. &#147;Our businesses are highly complementary, and we look forward to the launch of new growth engines while strengthening our ability to service financial
institutions. Additionally, this investment and partnership present the opportunity for us to explore broad areas of cooperation that will help both FinVolution and FHB in business expansion, enhancing operating efficiencies, and improving risk
management. Through leveraging our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">technologies-as-a-service,</FONT></FONT></FONT> we believe this long-term partnership with FHB will solidify
FinVolution&#146;s leading position in the industry and accelerate our cooperation with commercial banks and other financial institutions.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About
FinVolution Group </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FinVolution Group is a leading fintech platform in China connecting underserved individual borrowers with financial institutions.
Established in 2007, the Company is a pioneer in China&#146;s online consumer finance industry and has developed innovative technologies and has accumulated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-depth</FONT> experience in the core areas of credit risk
assessment, fraud detection, big data and artificial intelligence. The Company&#146;s platform, empowered by proprietary cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience. As of
September&nbsp;30, 2019, the Company had over 102&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 http://ir.finvgroup.com </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 FinVolution 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: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:6pt; 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">FinVolution Group </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Head of Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jimmy Tan </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: +86 (21) 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;ir@ppdai.com</FONT> </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">Jenny Cai </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677 </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> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paipaidai@tpg-ir.com</FONT> </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">Brandi Piacente </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> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paipaidai@tpg-ir.com</FONT> </P>
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