Google Checkout is always recommended, as is WePay. The issue is that PayPal is the convenience/compatibility elephant in the room. The naive see them as "trust

Google Checkout is always recommended, as is WePay. The issue is that PayPal is the convenience/compatibility elephant in the room. The naive see them as "trusted", and they're as universal as a payment processor can come. "a viable alternative" is where your issue lies -- there is no viable alternative for the industry standard at this point.