UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,D.C.20549 FORM20-F (MarkOne) ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☒ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2022. OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 Forthetransitionperiodfromto. OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportForthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber:001-38726 CNFinanceHoldingsLimited (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) N/A (TranslationofRegistrant’snameintoEnglish) CaymanIslands (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization) 44/F,TowerG,No.16ZhujiangDongRoad TianheDistrict,GuangzhouCity,GuangdongProvince510620People’sRepublicofChina (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) BinZhai,ChiefExecutiveOfficerandChairmanTel:+86-20-62316688 E-mail:ir@cashchina.cn AttheaddressoftheCompanysetforthabove (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: Nameofeachexchangeon TitleofeachclassTradingSymbolwhichregistered Americandepositaryshares,eachADSrepresenting20ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare Ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare* CNFTheNewYorkStockExchange TheNewYorkStockExchange *Notfortrading,butonlyinconnectionwiththelistingontheNewYorkStockExchangeofAmericandepositaryshares. SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None(TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None(TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport. 1,371,643,240ordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare,asofDecember31,2022. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct. Yes☐No☒ Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. Yes☐No☒ Note–CheckingtheboxabovewillnotrelieveanyregistrantrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934fromtheirobligationsunderthoseSections. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days. Yes☒No☐ IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles). Yes☒No☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. LargeAcceleratedFiler☐AcceleratedFiler☒Non-acceleratedFiler☐Emerginggrowth company☒ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☒ Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☐ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: ☒U.S.GAAP ☐InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard ☐Other If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow. ☐Item17☐Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). Yes☐No☒ APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection12,13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934subsequenttothedistributionofsecuritiesundera