NFC Times is reporting Canadian mobile network operator Rogers Wireless is set to launch an NFC payment method.

According to NFC Times' sources, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest MNO, is looking to collaborate with a bank and card brand, most likely Visa Inc.

The article says the launch may be as soon as Q1 2012.

NFC Times says there is some speculation that Rogers Wireless' bank partner may be Toronto-Dominion Bank Group, though TD declined to comment. According to the report, TD is a major Visa card issuer, with 4 million card accounts and a history of issuing Visa's payWave-enabled cards.

NFC Times is basing its report on sources familiar with Rogers Wireless' plans. The report says a vice president for new business planning at Rogers Wireless, David Robinson, recently said the company planned to offer NFC phones without specifying any particular date.

The story also notes that Rogers Wireless has been involved in several recent NFC and mobile payment pilot programs including an investment in Payfone, an internal trial of NFC payments through Royal Bank of Canada, and a trial of NFC stickers through EnStream, its joint venture with other Canadian MNOs Bell Mobility and Telus.