Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Wong Wang Chiu

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/18/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Finnovate Acquisition Corp. [FNVT]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

THE WHITE HOUSE, 20 GENESIS CLOSE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director ___X___ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer /

(Street)

GEORGE TOWN, E9 KY1 1208

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Ordinary Share	4237499 ⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Ordinary Share	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Ordinary Share	1 ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These shares represent the Class A ordinary shares held by Finnovate Sponsor, LP (the "Sponsor"). The Sponsor acquired these shares pursuant to a subscription agreement dated March 21, 2021 by and between the Sponsor and the Issuer. Such shares were converted from Class B ordinary shares to Class A ordinary shares.
(2)	The Class B ordinary share is convertible into Class A ordinary share on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustment, automatically upon the Issuer's initial business combination, or earlier at the election of the holder, and has no expiration date.
(3)	The Reporting Person is Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Issuer, and is one of two directors of Sunorange Limited ("Sunorange"). Sunorange became the general partner of the Sponsor pursuant to that certain investment agreement dated April 27, 2023, by and among the Issuer, the Sponsor and Sunorange. The Reporting Person has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held by the Sponsor. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares held directly by the Sponsor. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wong Wang Chiu THE WHITE HOUSE 20 GENESIS CLOSE GEORGE TOWN, E9 KY1 1208	X	X	Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Wang Chiu Wong		5/19/2023
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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