MasterCard is looking to partner with 4T, the consortium of Swedish mobile operators which aims to launch an NFC-based payments service later this year. The consortium this week announced more about its plans including the identity of two partners. A MasterCard executive present at the same event expressed his company’s interest in the venture, according to Total Telecom. Mats Taraldsson, the credit card provider’s head of marketing development for the Nordic and Baltic regions, said: “We see ourselves renting a spot on the SIM: this is what we want to discuss with you [4T].”