This week's edition of Financial Services weekly highlights includes: Payment for investment research: FCA consults on plans to extend options; BoE and FCA publish joint consultation and draft guidance on Digital Securities Sandbox, FCA publishes policy statement and updates guidance on borrowers in financial difficulty; TPT publishes latest transition plan resources, and General Court of the EU says 2022 ex ante contributions to the SRF unlawful, plus dates for your diary over the coming week.